Dementia Awareness

This course, like all our training, places an emphasis on values such as choice and dignity and involves practical sessions where trainees can really get a sense of how the illness effects service users and how to see it from their point of view. With the number of people affected by Dementia set to double to 1.4 million in the next 30 years it is increasingly important that all care staff have a basic understanding of the illness and its signs and symptoms in order to be able to facilitate earlier interventions and to provide high quality, outcome focused care.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course participants should :

• Develop an understanding of Dementia
• Understand the effects on the individual and their family and carers
• Identify the signs and symptoms of Dementia
• Develop an understanding on how myths can affect the quality of care
• delivered to the individual
• Analyse the basic rights of people with Dementia
• Develop an understanding of Personhood in Dementia care and the
• principles of working in a person centred way
• Understand what (Mental) Capacity and Incapacity are

The course utilises a varied methodology and includes practical activities, tasks, presentations and video case studies.