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Communication Strategies

This module provides an overview of the communication changes usually experienced by people living with dementia and explains some simple strategies to help you communicate effectively with them when they are in your care.
Suitable for people working in:
Community-based care and Residential aged care

Overview

About this Module

We begin by looking at the communication difficulties usually experienced by people living with dementia and explore how communication changes as dementia progresses.

We explain some simple strategies to help you communicate effectively with the people in your care and consider both what to do and what not to do.

This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: The view from here: Skills in aged and community dementia care

Prerequisites

Before undertaking this module you will need to complete the following:

The Brain and Dementia

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, staff should be able to:

  • Understand the impact of dementia on communication
  • Identify and implement communication strategies which can be used to facilitate communication
  • Reflect on your communication style and rehearse changes you can make to enhance understanding for the person with dementia

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Benefits of Learning with DTA

  • Increase your knowledge of dementia
  • Ongoing access to review course content
  • Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Version history

  • Published: 08 Nov 2019
  • Version: 1.0

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