Empower your team with expert training programs
Dementia Australia’s innovative training programs help you build an aged care workforce that feels valued and empowered to provide quality dementia support to people living with dementia. Our courses are:
- individualised and person-centred
- evidence-based
- cutting-edge in technology and innovation
- accredited and non-accredited.
Our dementia courses and training programs
Changed behaviours
In this coaching program, your team will learn to understand behaviour changes and how to mitigate them using person-centred strategies.
Learn how to apply a systematic approach to problem solving changed behaviours and provide support for people living with dementia.
Learn how to develop methods to enhance quality of life for your residents by creating meaningful and purposeful activities.
This 3-hour workshop immerses your team in the world of dementia, enhancing understanding, empathy, and knowledge about what life is like for people living with dementia.
This mentoring program will help you build a workforce that creates a thriving community of residents who feel empowered to participate in daily life.
Consultancy will help you develop a unique model of care that transforms the lives of staff and residents through evidence-based and sustainable improvements.
Enhancing communication
Ask Annie is an innovative dementia education platform that offers short, self-paced, learner-driven modules on a mobile app.
Talk with Ted is a realistic online simulation designed to support respectful communication with people living with dementia.
This 3-hour workshop immerses your team in the world of dementia, enhancing understanding, empathy, and knowledge about what life is like for people living with dementia.
Enabling dementia-friendly environments
Our consultants will help you create a dementia-enabling environment where people are supported to live as independently as possible, which can improve the quality of life of residents and significantly reduce incidents of behaviour changes.
This 3 hour workshop immerses your team in the world of dementia, enhancing understanding, empathy, and knowledge about what life is like for people living with dementia.
Foundational learning
This fully government-funded, nationally accredited course has been designed especially for your team, to build their expertise and confidence.
This 3-hour workshop gives an overview of dementia, the different types of dementia and how they impact the brain and behaviour.
This 3-hour workshop immerses your team in the world of dementia, enhancing understanding, empathy, and knowledge about what life is like for people living with dementia.
Enabling EDIE
“To see the reactions of the staff, the emotion was overwhelming for them. This was more meaningful than anything on paper because it was experiential. From that day I’ve seen a much more empathetic group of people.”
Darinka Rozanic, General Manager, Moran Roxburgh Park
Dementia Learning Guide
Our Dementia Learning Guide will help you plan your approach to building your team’s dementia capability and deliver quality care.
Empower your team with best-practice knowledge and skills and transform dementia care in your organisation.
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