This workshop delivered onsite to your team who are supporting people living with dementia provides an overview of dementia, including signs and symptoms, causes, and an understanding of how dementia affects the brain and behaviour. Your team will be encouraged to reflect on their practice and ways this knowledge translates into person-centred support for people living with dementia.
Centre for Dementia Learning
Centre for Dementia Learning
This course can be found under Foundation learning or COVID-19 virtual classrooms courses.
Delivery options
Face-to-face (three hours) or virtual classroom (two hours)
Course suitability
A team of staff providing support to people living with dementia in various care settings
Course availability
All states, Online
Virtual Classrooms
Most of our education courses are now available online. Our virtual classroom sessions are hosted on Zoom, with interactive elements such as polling and break-out rooms. Virtual classrooms provide an opportunity for inter-team learning, which benefits organisations with staff across different locations. This mode of learning is easy to implement and saves time and money by removing the need for travel. If you are new to this mode of learning, we can work with you to ensure you have what you need to make this a success.
Program benefits
- Staff learn how to identify changes associated with cognitive impairment and dementia.
- Your workforce understands how to provide safe, person-centred support that meets the needs of people living with dementia.
- People living with dementia feel confident that their needs and preferences are understood.
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