The View From Here: Skills in Aged and Community Dementia Care

Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.

Suitable for people working in:
Residential Aged Care and Community Care
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Online course

  • Tier
    Foundational
  • Platform
    DTA 1.0
  • Completion time
    2 hrs
  • Course duration
    3 weeks
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers
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Course Overview

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, staff should be able to:

  • Describe the basic functions of different parts of the brain.
  • Identify how dementia-related damage to the brain may impact on the person and their responses.
  • Describe person-centred care (PCC).
  • Recognise that applying the principles of PCC can improve the quality of care for people with dementia.
  • Recognise a number of models and frameworks that can provide structure to assessing and planning person-centred care for people with dementia.
  • Apply simple strategies that support a person-centred approach.
  • Outline the impact of dementia on communication.
  • Identify and implement communication strategies that support communicating well.
  • Reflect on your communication style and rehearse changes you can make to enhance understanding for the person with dementia.

Modules

This module introduces you to the changes that occur in the brain of a person with dementia and the impact...
This module provides an overview of the communication changes usually experienced by people living with dementia and explains some simple...

Course Details

Continuing Professional Development

Completion of this course provides 2 hours of continuing professional development. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.

Acknowledgements

The View from Here: Skills in Aged & Community Dementia Care has been adapted from the nine-module course, The View from Here: Skills in Dementia Care for Acute Settings based on the Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre (QLD DTSC) education program*.

The View from Here: Skills in Dementia Care for Acute Settings online course was developed by:

  • Frederick Graham
  • Metro South Health
  • Sandra Jeavons, Elizabeth Miles and Prof Elizabeth Beattie, Dementia Training Australia, QUT

The View from Here: Skills in Aged & Community Dementia Care was adapted by:

  • Sandra Jeavons
  • Elizabeth Miles
  • Prof Elizabeth Beattie
  • Dr Margaret MacAndrew

The View from Here was developed with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.

* Nayton, K., Fielding, E., Brooks, D., Graham, F. A., & Beattie, E. (2014). Development of an education program to improve care of patients with dementia in an acute care setting. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 45(12), 552-558. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20141023-04

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Version history

  • Published: 20 Nov 2019
  • Updated: 10 Jul 2024
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