Overview:

"Enabling and empowering…... and all those other words. A fresh review of what we mean by person centred care"

This course is designed to help:
" delegates to gain an in-depth understanding of, and empathy for, the experience of dementia within a person centred framework;
" staff to gain an awareness of different psychological approaches to dementia care;
" staff to gain an understanding of how they can influence the emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals with dementia;
" staff to gain an opportunity to discuss and debate their role in supporting the rights and enabling risk taking for people with dementia and how this may or may not conflict with their own personal and professional boundaries.

Aimed at:

" Front line senior staff working to support adults with dementia and their carers.
" Senior staff involved in the day to day care and support of adults with dementia.
" Supervisors and managers involved in the management of dementia care facilities.

Tutor: Tanya Clover Duration: One day (10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.)

Course outline: " Our existing views on dementia

" Person Centred Care
" Social pyschology
" Actions or inactions of others
" The concept of personhood
" 5 different approaches that are used to support people with dementia
" The appropriate management of risk
" Current legislation, and local and national initiatives