Why Environments Matter

Learn how buildings affect our perception and behaviour, use the Design Principles as an evidence-base for creating supportive environments and develop tools to support transformation within places that you work.

This module is part of the course(s):
Suitable for people working in:
All care settings

Online Module

  • Tier
    Introductory
  • Module 1
  • Completion time
    1 hr
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers

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Module Overview

About this Module

Gain insight into the affect environments have on people living with dementia and be introduced to the design principles.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, staff should be able to:

  • Explain how buildings affect our perception and behaviour.
  • Outline design principles for supporting people living with dementia.
  • Reflect on problems and strengths of the environments in which they work for people living with dementia.

Module Details

Continuing Professional Development

This module is part of the course: Creating Supportive Environments for People Living with Dementia. For CPD information relating to this module specifically, please refer to the course overview.

Fallon Forbes and members of the DTA team who provided feedback through course development. Phyllis Ho who helped develop the content, Madalyn Dodds and Adrian Moody for course programming, and the many people across DTA who provided feedback and suggestions during course development. Thanks to the Commonwealth Department of Health whose funding made the course possible.. The many contributors you meet through the course who discuss their work and their endeavours to provide supportive places for people to live meaningful lives. Music throughout the course from bensound.com

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Version history

  • Published: 21 Aug 2020
  • Updated: 07 Apr 2025
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