Leading Quality Dementia Care
This program explores the benefits of self-leadership to thrive in an organisation, by supporting people living with dementia, in partnership with families and staff. The four learning modules in this program cover self-leadership, communication, trust and stress management.
- Certificate of attendance
- Fully subsided for learners
Suitable for:
Australians working in direct care roles within aged care, health care and community care, who have a foundational level of understanding of working with people living with dementia.
Course Duration:
Delivered over 5 weeks comprising of 5 hours for virtual classroom participation (2 x 2 hour sessions, and 1 x 1 hour session) and 2 hour for online learning (4 x 30 minutes).
Course modalities:
- Online and blended learning environments
- Virtual Classroom and Online Learning
Benefits
- An ideal short starter course for staff with potential to become leaders in dementia practice
- Participants strengthen confidence in their abilities and building colleagues’ capacity
- Creates opportunities for further leadership programs
Pre-requisites
- Eligible participants must be working with people living with dementia in a professional capacity
- Eligible participants must have a foundational level of understanding of working with people living with dementia
This DTA course is delivered across Australia by consortium member, Dementia Australia