Induction to Dementia

Induction to Dementia

Level:
Level 2 & 3.

Accreditation:
This training links to Care Certificate standards 1 – Understand your Role, 3 – Duty of Care, 4 – Equality and Diversity, 5 – Work in a Person-Centred Way, 6 – Communication, 7 – Privacy and Dignity, 8 – Fluids and Nutrition, 9 – Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia, 13 – Health and Safety

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About this course

Further to completion of the Care Certificate course, this course is designed to support health and social care workers, who are new to supporting individuals living with dementia, with an introduction and understanding of Dementia and their responsibilities relating to this.

The course begins by explaining what Dementia is. It then sets out how to support individuals living with dementia by relating the theory of the relevant care certificate standards to working practice. For example, ‘duty of care’ outlines how to consider the Mental Capacity Act, ‘work in a person-centred way’ looks at dementia friendly environments and ‘Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia’ explains why an early diagnosis is important.

In module 2, the final stage of the course, we look at scenarios and strategies that will strengthen the knowledge through examples of experience. The scenarios support each standard relevant to caring for individuals living with dementia.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 30 minutes, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should be able to understand:

  • What dementia is

  • Their role supporting individuals living with dementia

  • Their duty of care

  • How to ensure equality, diversity, inclusion and enable human rights

  • Working in a person-centred way

  • The importance of communication

  • How to enable privacy and dignity

  • The role of fluids and nutrition

  • The importance of early diagnosis

  • How to support health and wellbeing

  • How to mitigate risks

Course Syllabus Includes

  • What is dementia?

  • Personal care

  • MCA & your duty of care

  • Equality & diversity

  • Inclusion & human rights

  • Working in a person-centred way

  • Environment

  • Communication through behaviour

  • Privacy, dignity & respect

  • Nutrition & hydration

  • Early diagnosis

  • Heath & wellbeing

  • Mitigating risks

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