This course helps you gain more confidence to care by learning how a person experiences their world when living with dementia.
Who this course is for:
This course is for anyone who wants to understand more about how dementia affects a person and how we can help. Whether you are living with dementia, a family member, loved one or a health and social care professional such as:
Care Home Manager
Nurse
Carer /Caregiver
Physiotherapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech and Language Therapist
Pharmacist
Audiologist
Optometrist
Podiatrist
Doctor
What this course provides:
This course offers a great introduction to understanding what cognitive impairment is and explains the different types of dementias. You will learn about risk factors and ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia, and when to seek help. The course goes on to explain how a diagnosis of dementia is made and what to do if you have received a diagnosis. Signs and symptoms and the stages of dementia are explored, with practical ways of modifying a person’s home and surroundings and learning how to care and communicate.
What you will get in this course:
9 Lessons (combination of videos, presentations, animations and audio recordings)
An Activity Book to help you develop your skills
A Reflective Journal to help you understand what you have learnt and how to put this into practice
Expert guidance in this course from people living with dementia, caregivers and leading professionals and researchers in the field of dementia
Easy to use tools and techniques to help you
A certificate of completion
Unlimited access to revisit and refresh your knowledge and skills whenever required
What People Are Saying
“Thank you, I understand so much more about what dementia is, it really helps me care for my husband. I don’t feel so alone, learning about what he is going through has made me more patient and you have given me some great tips so i feel less stressed”
