This course is designed to provide easily accessible dementia care education for Volunteers who are supporting people living with dementia or experiencing memory and thinking problems.
What is your Dementia Plan?
This Dementia Action Week, we asked individuals and organisations: What is your Dementia Plan? We know that the number of people living with dementia in Australia is increasing. It is not just a healthcare issue, but one that impacts every industry in the country: From hospitals to aged care, banks to supermarkets, hotels to public transport. We all need to know how to meet the needs of a population increasingly affected by dementia.
Dementia Training Australia has a number of resources to help build your dementia plan. Whether you are after a self-paced e-learning courses, face-to-face workshops or more in-depth training programs, Dementia Training Australia provides a range of education to suit any learning style so you can be confident in how you deliver care.
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Dementia Dialogues with DTA
Learn on the Go with DTA’s Podcast
In recognition of Dementia Action Week, Dementia Dialogues with DTA is giving listeners special insight into the life of a person who lived with dementia by way of a 3 part series – Stan Sharkey, the Man, the Myth, and the Legend episodes are only made possible with the help of Stan’s daughter; discussing her dad’s life before dementia, after diagnosis, and what memories live on through his loved ones.
And if there’s more you want to learn, our bite-sized episodes give quick insights into various areas of dementia related care including changed behaviour, delirium, and the work of volunteers.
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Free e-Learning Courses:
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This online course is designed for first responders to gain a better understanding of dementia including common symptoms and how dementia affects the brain and behaviour.
Increase your knowledge of caring for a person experiencing dementia-related changed behaviour and explore how people with dementia may express their needs through behaviour, rather than word.
Become culturally competent in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) people with dementia.
Delirium is a serious medical condition producing sudden and often severe changes in a person’s mental function. A person typically has difficulty thinking clearly, maintaining focus or attention, and may appear confused or disorientated. Delirium needs to be recognised early and managed promptly.
Develop your knowledge about specific types of dementia and potential underlying changes in the brain.
More In-Depth Programs:
Commissioned Training
We partner with organisations who are looking for a comprehensive training program commissioned to fit the unique needs of their staff and organisation.
Changed Behaviour
We have a range of training options that focus on the topic of changed behaviour and dementia. Explore how people with dementia may express their needs through behaviour rather than words.
Environments Program
Discover how you can transform homes into places that support meaningful lives for people living with dementia.
Dementia Knowledge to Action Program
Through this program, your staff can become effective leaders and influencers at the point of care, driving positive changes in dementia care practices.
Find and Save Personalised Dementia Training in Seconds
Not sure where to start? Learning Pathways is your destination for discovering high quality learning opportunities in dementia care.
National Dementia Education and Training Standards Framework
Our soon to be released National Dementia Education and Training Standards Framework ensures consistency and quality in dementia education and training.
Are you ready to create real and lasting change at your organisation?
Dementia Training Australia is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Dementia Training Program
