Online dementia course
Creating supportive environments for people living with dementia
4 hrs
4 weeks
Cost free
Certificate of Completion
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:
Residential Care, Acute Care, Mixed
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how buildings affect our perception and behaviour
- Analyse everyday settings to identify strengths and problems for people living with dementia
- Apply design principles to support people living with dementia
- Reflect on how you can support transformation within places you work
In this course, you will complete the following modules:
Module 1
Learn how buildings affect our perception and behaviour, use the Design Principles as an evidence-base for creating supportive environments and...
Module 2
Learn how to establish a vision for a way of life, support smaller-scale living and encourage movement outside to gardens.
Module 3
Transforming buildings (and the organisations that run them)
Learn to set up a project run by an Action Group, review a building with our assessment tool and write...
Continuing Professional Development
Completion of this course provides 4 hours of continuing professional development. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.
Benefits of learning with DTA
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Increase your knowledge of dementia
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Ongoing access to review course content
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Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Learn anytime, anywhere
Getting started
After enrolment, your course will appear in your Dashboard under My Enrolments. You will also receive an email with instructions to get started.
Learning with DTA
Online courses contain modules that have been grouped together based on their topic area. Each module within a course must be completed and in the defined order.
Modules can be completed individually and in any order. You may choose to complete any module, based on your areas of interest.
Some modules may have prerequisites. If a module has a prerequisite you’ll need to complete that first to ensure you have the essential prior knowledge required. Modules with a prerequisite will be clearly marked.
A Certificate of completion is awarded on successful completion of a DTA course or module. You may use this certificate toward your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Access your Certificates in your Dashboard.
Once you have logged into the DTA website, you can access your learner Dashboard by clicking the green “My Dashboard” button in the top right corner of the website. Available 24/7, your Dashboard provides access to:
- View your courses enrolments
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Version history
| Published: | 16 Sep 2020 |
| Updated: | 01 Aug 2023 |
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