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**CANCELLED** Dementia Skilled – Improving Practice
Created: 09/12/2015
News/Events Category: Training and Learning
When: 9.30am - 4.30pm, Thursday 31 March 2016
Where: Fife Voluntry Action, New Volunteer House, 16 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1XT
This event is being organised by Fife Voluntary Action
Costs
Places for voluntary sector delegates (staff, committee members or volunteers) £70.00 per person
Places for non-voluntary sector delegates are £85.00 per person
It is too late to book a place for this particular session, sorry about that.
In 2010, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s Dementia Strategy which set out a range of commitments in relation to dementia care, support and education. A year later, Promoting Excellence, a framework of skills and knowledge for health and social services staff was published. The framework is structured in four levels:- Dementia Informed (for base line knowledge);
- Dementia Skilled (for those who have direct or substantial contact with people with dementia);
- Enhanced (for those who have intense contact or are required to provide specific interventions);
- Expertise (for those who play an expert specialist role in the care, treatment or support of people with dementia).
This course is designed to help participants to support people with dementia (and their families and carers). It will help participants to develop their understanding of dementia, and to think differently about the people with dementia that they work with, care for, or support.
Learning Outcomes/What you will learn:
Module 1: Understanding Dementia – identifying different types of dementia and their symptoms, the impact of a diagnosis, the stages of the dementia journey, risk factors relating to dementia.
Module 2: Person Centred Care and Community Connections – the importance of a person centred approach, Life Story work, supporting people with dementia to maintain social networks and community connections.
Module 3: Promoting Health and Well-being for people with dementia – the factors that can impact on the health and well-being of people with dementia, common physical and mental health and well-being issues that may affect people with dementia, the importance of the environment.
Module 4: Meeting the Needs of a Person with Dementia who is Distressed – distress as an indicator that someone has an unmet need, common causes of stress and distress, recording and understanding distressed behaviour to avoid triggering this in future.
Module 5: Supporting and Protecting People’s Rights – a brief look at the legislation in place to protect people with dementia including the Charter of Rights for people with dementia.
Who should Attend Dementia Skilled is appropriate for anyone supporting people who have, or may develop dementia. It is ideal for those working in care or other support services for older people, or for anyone who wants to develop their knowledge and understanding of dementia.
Course Accreditation/Award:
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Trainer biography Jo Fielding is a learning and development professional with more than 25 years experience in the public, private and third sectors. In 2013 she left her role as Learning and Development Manager at Bield Housing and Care and now delivers training independently, mainly for organisations in the voluntary sector. Jo also offers coaching, and can provide tailored support to organisations wishing to develop their effectiveness through training or recruitment.
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