Dementia Awareness

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Duration:

Half Day

This short Dementia Awareness course is aimed at Health Care Assistants and Social Care Workers looking after people with dementia to promote empathy and support, and equip them with practical strategies for caregiving. It is delivered by a Registered General Nurse. This Dementia Awareness course will be tailored to suit the needs of your service. It will be delivered at a time and date that suits your service.

Course Objectives:

To provide an overview of dementia, including its symptoms, types, and causes.
To increase awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
To reduce stigma and promote empathy towards people living with dementia.
To educate participants on how to support someone with dementia effectively.

Course Outline:

Definition of dementia
Differentiating between normal aging and dementia
Prevalence and demographics
Understanding Dementia
Symptoms and Signs:
Early signs and progressive and advanced symptoms
Types of Dementia: - Alzheimer’s disease. Vascular dementia, Mixed dementia etc
Causes and Risk Factors: - Genetic and Lifestyle factors
Diagnosis and Treatment
Treatment and Management:
Living with Dementia - Day-to-day challenges faced by individuals with dementia
Importance of routines and familiar environments
How to Support Someone with Dementia

Certification:

On Successful Completion Course participants are issued with a Dementia Awareness Certificate

If you need in-house or on-site Dementia Awareness Training please contact us or arrange a callback.

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Duration:

25 minutes

Cost:

€19

Dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. Dementia is a chronic progressive problem of cognition - which is failure of the brain’s functions and affects people at different stages of life, it affects different parts of the brain and it affects the brain at different speeds.

This course is designed for persons who may encounter sufferers of dementia in their work. Topics covered include common symptoms and types of dementia, how they affect the brain and strategies which can be used to assist such persons.

Online Course Content:

What is Dementia?
The Brain
Types of Dementia
Strategies to Use with Clients with Dementia, and Dealing with Challenging Behaviour

Certification

On successful completion of this course the learner will receive an NB Training Services, CPD approved Dementia Awareness Certificate which is valid for 2 years.

Why do this course with us?

Complete in your own time and at your own pace
Instant certificate upon completion
Company Accounts get access to all employee certificates
Closed captioning available

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