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Environments Introduction – October sessions

A series of 3 zoom sessions with an Environments Facilitator, to help you identify opportunities for evidence based environmental changes to your site.

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  • Various Dates
    Between Wednesday 4 October, 2023 and Wednesday 18 October, 2023
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Overview

Learners will be guided through completion of the "Creating Supportive Environments" online course.

A series of 3 Zoom sessions will be provided to expand on the material in each module of the online course so that you can apply design principles and tools whilst having opportunity to engage with an Environmental Design Specialist. Each session will promote engagement via interactive activities and discussion.

How it will work:

  1. Attend Session 1 - 20 minutes
  2. Complete Module 1 of "Creating Supportive Environments" online course
  3. Attend Session 2 - 45 minutes
  4. Complete Module 2 of "Creating Supportive Environments" online course
  5. Attend Session 3 - 45 minutes
  6. Complete Module 3 of "Creating Supportive Environments" online course
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Learning outcomes:

Ability to explain why the environment matters with an underpinning of knowledge and understanding of:

  • What dementia is, and how it affects an individual’s function and daily life.

  • How the built environment affects a person’s perception and behaviour.

  • Analysing the impact of a room on social activity and perception.

  • Applying the design principles to the working environment to identify strengths and opportunities for change.

Key dates (all sessions at 1pm AEST):

  • Session 1: 4 October 2023
  • Session 2: 11 October 2023
  • Session 3: 18 October 2023
All 3 zoom sessions must be attended to get Certificate of Completion. If you are interested in booking private "Environments Introduction" sessions for your team, please contact dta-environments@uow.edu.au

Continuing Professional Development

"Environments Introduction" will attract a total of 6.25 hours CPD. 4 hours of CPD will be provided via completion of the online course. An additional certificate of 6.25hours will be given to learners who complete all 3 zoom sessions within "Environments Introduction".

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