Dementia Discovery

Develop your knowledge about specific types of dementia and potential underlying changes in the brain.

Suitable for people working in:
All care settings
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Online course

  • Tier
    Introductory
  • Completion time
    3 hrs
  • Course duration
    3 weeks
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers

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Course Overview

About this Course

Dementia Discovery is designed to help those new to the workforce, who may have limited knowledge about dementia. It aims to increase knowledge about dementia with tips on 'where to next’ for training and resources.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, staff should be able to:

  • Answer the question “What is dementia?”
  • Describe some basics for how the brain works.
  • Appreciate how dementia may affect day-to-day functions.
  • Identify regions of the brain affected by dementia.
  • Identify common symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies that may affect day-to-day functions.
  • Recognise the experiences of living with dementia, from the point of view of the person living with the condition.
  • Define ‘person-centred’ support and care.
  • Describe how a diagnosis of dementia may affect a person’s ability to communicate.
  • Describe the MESSAGE set of 7 communication strategies as one approach to supporting a person with dementia.

Modules

Course Details

Acknowledgements

This course was developed for DTA by the team led by the University of Wollongong

Specific credits:

  • Belinda Goodenough
  • Sarah Bartlett

Videos used by DTA with permission of:

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  • Increase your knowledge of dementia
  • Ongoing access to review course content
  • Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Version history

  • Published: 09 Apr 2020
  • Updated: 09 Oct 2024
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