ASC Advanced Dementia Awareness
Venue
Sand Martin House Training Room, Ground Floor, Fletton Quays, Bittern Way
Course Tutors
Victoria Lightfoot
Admin Contact
Workforce Development Team (workforcedevelopment@peterborough.gov.uk)
Target Audience
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Course Types
Classroom
Course categories
Adult Services / Private, Voluntary & Independent Sector
Subject
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Course description
Aimed at: Care staff working specifically with individuals with Dementia e.g. dementia support workers, dementia advisors, care managers within older peoples services, nurses within nursing homes, registered managers & deputy managers for older peoples residential and day services
Training objectives
Learning outcomes
- Explore the causes of Dementia and the process and experience of Dementia
- Have an awareness of conditions that can be mistaken for dementia
- Consider the importance of person centred care and support of individuals with dementia
- Explore the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia
- Develop strategies to respond appropriately to someone who may be occupying a different reality to ours including using validation techniques
- Consider end of life care for the person with dementia
- Explore the effect of the environment on a person with dementia and the use of assistive technology
- Consider appropriate activities for the person with dementia
- Awareness of common medications available to people with dementia
Additional Information
Enquiries
Start Date
Tuesday 3 September 2019
End Date
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Closing Date
Monday 2 September 2019
Times
09:30 - 16:00
Maximum Places
16
Cost
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Number of Sessions
Sessions
Venue
Sand Martin House Training Room, Ground Floor, Fletton Quays
Tutors
Victoria Lightfoot
Start Date
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Times
09:30 - 16:00
Notes
Venue
Sand Martin House Training Room, Ground Floor, Fletton Quays
Tutors
Victoria Lightfoot
Start Date
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Times
09:30 - 16:00
Notes