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61 results found.
Communication, Interaction and Behaviour in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will introduce ways to facilitate effective communication with people living with dementia. It will help you to understand the communicative impairments as well as the retained abilities that individuals with dementia may experience and the variety of ways people with dementia may communicate their needs and preferences.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
Health and Wellbeing in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will will explore how to ensure health and wellbeing for people with dementia.

It will also look at ways to promote health and wellbeing and ways to notice changes that might signify a decline in someone's health.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will investigate the most common medications prescribed for people living with dementia, including their risks and benefits and the importance of regular recorded reviews.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 40 Minutes At your desk
Living Well with Dementia and Promoting Independence
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia that will help you to understand how to support and promote a person’s independence and meaningful involvement in their own daily life.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
Families and Carers as Partners in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will explore the roles, needs, rights and experiences of family members caring for a relative living with dementia. It will describe ways to support and work in partnership with family carers.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 35 Minutes At your desk
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will investigate how factors such as stigma, age, gender, and ethnicity affect the experience of living with or caring for people with dementia.

It will offer guidance on how to adapt your practice to address discrimination and tailor care and services to meet the diverse needs of people affected by dementia.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
Law, Ethics and Safeguarding in Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will provides an overview of your duty of care to ensure safe practice. It describes the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act which include that you are to always act in the best interests of people living with dementia who may lack capacity to make a particular decision.

It also discusses the requirement that you can recognise and act on neglect, abuse, or exploitation in your or your colleagues' practice with reference to safeguarding procedures.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 40 Minutes At your desk
End of Life Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, It will explore how to ensure high quality, compassionate and co-ordinated end of life care for people with dementia, meeting their physical and psychological needs and paying attention to the needs of their families.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 40 Minutes At your desk
Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it looks at conducting service evaluation and research in the workplace and how people affected by dementia may be involved in service evaluation and research.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
Leadership in Transforming Dementia Care
This module is for all staff working with people with dementia, it will introduce you to the key policy drivers and evidence base that inform high quality, compassionate, person-centered care practices.

It will help you to understand how you can use leadership skills to work collaboratively with your colleagues to implement evidence-based practice and maintain a high level of care.
Session Session Date Session Length Session Venue
Online Learning

 Anytime 30 Minutes At your desk
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