The Willow Centre Chelmsford

Advanced Dementia Awareness
2016-05-25 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Willow Centre, The Willow Centre, Unit 3, Kingsdale Business Centre, Regina Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1PE, United Kingdom
Duration: One Full Day – Course material includes handouts and completion certificate.
Objectives:
A training programme which promotes compassion, dignity, respect and shared decision making when caring for the ‘Person’ with dementia.
In all health and social care settings good communication and relationships are now seen as central to high care.
This course provides and understanding of dementia and allows carers to explore and discuss how effective communication can improve the quality of life for a person with dementia. We will look at the effects on daily life and the importance of adapting the way we communicate to meet the needs of the person we are supporting.
Learning Outcomes:

Demographics & statistics of dementia
An overview of the brain and its function
An understanding of the various types of dementia
An understanding of the symptoms of dementia
Be able to communicate on a day-to-day basis
Be aware of what it might feel like to be a person with dementia
Positive ways to communicate
Non-verbal ways to communicate
Keeping people with dementia safe
Engaging in meaningful activities for people with dementia

This course is mapped across to QCF DEM201 and DEM 202
This training can also be supported with the addition of a distance learning level 2 certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care which is fully funded, for further information please contact us.
