The view from here: Skills in aged and community dementia care

By Dementia Training Australia

Access on dta.com.au

Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.

Domains:
Behaviour

Location:
nationally

Cost:
fully-subsidised

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) :
2 hours

After completing this course, staff should be able to:

Describe the basic functions of different parts of the brain.
Identify how dementia-related damage to the brain may impact on the person and their responses.
Describe person-centred care (PCC).
Recognise that applying the principles of PCC can improve the quality of care for people with dementia.
Recognise a number of models and frameworks that can provide structure to assessing and planning person-centred care for people with dementia.
Apply simple strategies that support a person-centred approach.
Outline the impact of dementia on communication.
Identify and implement communication strategies that support communicating well.
Reflect on your communication style and rehearse changes you can make to enhance understanding for the person with dementia.