Dementia Support Line
Dementia training for health and social care professionals
Learn about our live dementia training for people working in health and social care.
Dementia has a huge impact on our health and social care system and this will grow significantly in the future. Recent research from our report, the Training Gap, highlighted that in England a third of staff do not have consistent levels of basic dementia knowledge and only 52% feel very competent in the care they provide.
We believe that high quality dementia training for the health and social care workforce can significantly improve the lives of people with dementia and have a significant impact on the health and social care sector.
Our live courses are delivered by our expert trainers either virtually or in-house and are either a half day or a full day. We include case studies and scenarios to tailor courses and make the content relatable for different audiences.
Learning about dementia
Learning about dementia care
- Learn how to support people with dementia better by understanding their needs and behaviour.
- Explore behaviour as a way of communicating needs. Understand why people with dementia might feel distressed.
- Explore different ways to support people and respond to their needs.
This course is also available as a train the trainer course option.
This course is CPD accredited.
Course length: Full day
Course outline: Responding to distressed behaviours
- Learn why engaging in activities is important for people with dementia.
- Explore the idea of meaningful activities.
- Find out how to plan activities that suit different people.
- Explore how to be person-centred.
- Identify barriers to taking part in activities.
Individual courses are available for England and Wales and align to each country’s dementia framework.
This course is CPD accredited.
Course length: Full day and half day
Course outline: Meaningful engagement with people living with dementia
- This course uses stories and examples to show why person-centred care is important.
- Explore how making judgements and unconscious bias can be unhelpful in dementia care and how understanding differences can better support people with dementia.
Course length: Half day
Course outline: Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care
- Find out what changes happen as dementia progresses.
- Explore how to understand and meet the needs of people with advanced dementia.
- Understand ways to engage the senses.
- Learn about wellbeing and communication for people with advanced dementia.
Course length: Half day
Course outline: Supporting people with advanced dementia
- Learn how to care for someone with dementia at the end of their life.
- Understand different ways to plan ahead and the importance of this for people with dementia.
- Explore how to support a person with dementia and their loved ones to experience a good death.
Course length: Half day
Course outline: End of life care for people with dementia
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Individual courses are available for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and align to each country’s dementia framework. This course is also available as a train the trainer course option.
This course is CPD accredited.
Course length: Full day or half day
Course outline: Dementia Awareness