Positive Dementia Care

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Positive Dementia Care (Distance Learning)


This Positive Dementia Awareness course is ideal for Individuals who are either currently working or plan to work as employees or volunteers in care of the elderly environments. It is particularly focused to address the needs of people engaged in the nursing of the elderly, those working in a residential care environment or domiciliary staff. It can also be beneficial for People working in the care sector who wish to develop their skills in the workplace and for career progression.
This Positive Dementia Awareness course explains facts about dementia and shows students how they can combine key ingredients of people-centred care in order to improve the daily life of those with dementia. To provide excellent quality care, care-staff will learn to recognise people with dementia as whole individuals, and understand all the needs that sufferers with varying conditions have.
This course is carried out using detailed blended learning resource pack which can be kept to record a staff members development in the subject. Assessment is through a multiple choice question paper and completion of workbook.
Our best price includes all the course materials, registration, certification and postage.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Module 1: Realising Feelings Matter Most in Dementia Care
• Module 2: Understanding Dementia, the Brain and People’s Feelings
• Module 3: Valuing a Person’s Well-Being
• Module 4: Working Positively with a Person’s Disability
• Module 5: Becoming a Person-centred Dementia Care Worker
• Module 6: Communicating with a Person with a Dementia through Feelings
• Module 7: Focusing on the person when providing Personal Care
• Module 8: Creating a Positive, Meaningful, Active Day
• Module 9: Appreciating How Behaviours Link to Feelings
• Module 10: Applying Person-Centred Care