Online Learning - Principles of Understanding Dementia Care

This course has been designed to increase your knowledge and understanding of different areas of the diagnosis of Dementia, supporting and caring for Dementia patients:

The causes of Dementia

The different types of Dementia

How Dementia is diagnosed and other conditions associated with Dementia

How a person-centred approach can be used to support individuals with Dementia

This course is made up of 7 units:

• Principles of understanding dementia

• Understand the use of person-centred approaches to underpin the care and support of individuals with dementia

• Principles of communication and interaction in dementia care and support

• Principles of supporting positive interaction, occupation and activity in dementia care

• Principles of understanding equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care and support

• Understand how individuals with dementia can be supported to exercise rights and choices

• Principles of the administration of medication to individuals with dementia

You will be assessed through a range of assessment methods, including short answer questions and longer essay style questions.

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Upon completion of this course you could progress to other courses in mental health.