Health and social care managers should ensure that all staff working with older people in the health, care and voluntary sectors have access to dementia-care training that is consistent with their roles and responsibilities’ (NICE – SCIE Guidelines 2007)
Through DVDs, case studies and interactive exercises participants will gain an understanding of difficulties a person with dementia and their families are likely to experience.
We will adopt a person-centred approach to supporting and maintaining independence and explore methods of communicating sensitively with a person in distress.
Aims
- To understand the causes of dementia
- To recognise the implications of a diagnosis of dementia for individuals, families, friends and carers
- To establish a responsible, professional and person-centred approach to care management.
Learning Outcomes
- On completing this course participants will be able to:
- Define the term ‘dementia’ and recognise the main signs, symptoms and causes
- Identify key elements in the support framework that exists for people with dementia and their families
- Explain and adopt a person-centred approach to understanding and responding to behaviours which might be found ‘challenging’
- Develop a person-centred approach to everyday care activities and the creation of an enabling and supportive environment.
Programme
- Awareness of dementia
- Definition of ‘dementia’
- Quiz
- Incidence of dementia
- Types of dementia
- Statistics
- Symptoms
- Conditions associated with dementia
- Pre-dispositions
- Diagnosis
- ‘The brain and behaviour’ (DVD)
- Nine stage model of dementia
- Case scenarios – dealing with difficult situations
- Personal experiences – kerplunk/jenga
- Treatment (medications)
- Using ‘Talking Mats’
- Person-centred dementia care
- Care management – Environment/Communication/Activities
Who is it for?
- Organisations providing services for people with dementia
- Managers, employees, volunteers and members of families
- Anyone keen to understand more about dementia
- Anyone keen to develop practical interpersonal communication skills
To discuss the benefits of the course further, costs, venue etc please contact:
Tina Thordal – 07815 064710 or e-mail tina@tinatraining.co.uk
Bill Horrocks – 07929 035297 or e-mail bill@tinatraining.co.uk