Finding the Light in Dementia
Understanding Dementia and Delirium Course
This course helps you understand how the different dementias affect how a person experiences their world, know what delirium is and how to support the person during challenging times.
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:
Doctor
Nurse
Carer /Caregiver
Physiotherapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech and Language Therapist
Pharmacist
Audiologist
Optometrist
Podiatrist
Care Home Manager
What this course provides:
This course offers great insights into the different types of dementias that include Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body dementia, Vascular dementia, Frontotemporal dementia and Posterior Cortical Atrophy. You will learn about the different signs and symptoms associated with each dementia and how to identify the different stages. The course goes on to explain what deliirum is and how to identify the signs and symptoms of delirium. You will learn what to do if you are concerned that a person is experiencing delirium.
What you will get in this course:
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11 Lessons (combination of videos, presentations, animations and audio recordings)
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An Activity Book to help you develop your skills
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A Reflective Journal to help you understand what you have learnt and how to put this into practice
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Expert guidance in this course from people living with dementia, caregivers and leading professionals and researchers in the field of dementia
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Easy to use tools and techniques to help you
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A certificate of completion
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Unlimited access to revisit and refresh your knowledge and skills whenever required
What People Are Saying
“This course has been a great help in developing my knowledge of dementia, I love the storytelling with the people who have dementia, interspersed with the presentations, it makes it very real. This course has really helped me understand how to look after patients who have dementia when they are acutely ill.”
Tom Davis, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Accident & Emergency
