Learning Matters - Core Skills in Dementia

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Our basic course, taking in what every carer or professional working with people with dementia needs to know before going further.

Also available in-house, for groups of up to 12 people, within mainland Scotland, and occasionally in other parts of the U.K.

Discounts are available for people taking multiple courses.

Delivery:
  • Distance
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Further Details

Three modules, using high-quality course materials supplied by us, cover:

1. What is dementia?
Types of dementia; what is NOT dementia; and brain structure and damage in dementia.

2. Effects of Dementia
Memory losses; problems with decisions; loss of self; hallucination, delusion, sun downing, emotional lability, confabulation; catastrophic reaction.

3. Cause Theory
Identity and all it means; identity as an important issue in dementia; introduction to challenging behaviour & communication.

Guide Price: £42 for individuals by distance learning