We partner with organisations who are looking for a comprehensive training program tailored to fit the unique needs of their staff and organisation.
Learn how DTA can help your organisation meet the new Aged Care Quality standards, and prepare for assessment against them.
DTA will work with the organisation to put together a customised combination of recommended courses, services and resources to meet specific needs.
Dementia training and education for organisations Dementia Training Australia is your gateway to dementia education and training for the Australian workforce. We work with organisations across Australia to help achieve measurable and sustainable improvements in the care and wellbeing of…
Our Tailored Training Programs (TTP’s) aim to bring about sustainable change within organisations to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia and the staff who care for them. Find out more about our TPP’s.
Responsive behaviours are experienced by many people who are living with dementia. Non-medication approaches are overwhelmingly the most appropriate and effective means of providing support.
About DTA Dementia Training Australia (DTA) is a consortium funded by the Australian Government to provide nationwide, high-quality education and training on the care of people living with dementia. Established in October 2016, our mission is to improve the care…
DTA’s Medication Management Consultancy has seen as much as a 60% relative reduction in antipsychotic medications prescribed within residential aged care facilities across Australia.
We work with organisations to help their staff understand the causes of responsive behaviours, and find ways to avoid or reduce them.
We assist organisations to understand their workforce training needs through a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) Service.
DTA provides a range of training and education options to both individual learners and organisations.
Dementia Training Australia helping create real and lasting change
Do you want to customise a course? Tailored Training Programsfor Organisations Create your own training schedule, specifically designed to meet your organisation’s needs. We provide flexible training across Australia in a variety of lengths and formats.
Explore Focus Areas Tailored Training Programsfor Organisations Create your own training schedule, specifically designed to meet your organisation’s needs. We provide flexible training across Australia in a variety of lengths and formats. Explore courses Discover our most popular courses below…
We work closely with workplace leaders and change agents to develop their leadership skills and facilitate knowledge transfer to create real, sustainable practice change within their organisations.
An article from the Australian Journal of Dementia Care on DTA’s first year and Tailored Training Packages (TTPs), co-authored by DTA directors.
Delirium is a serious medical condition producing sudden and often severe changes in a person’s mental function. A person typically has difficulty thinking clearly, maintaining focus or attention, and may appear confused or disorientated. Delirium needs to be recognised early…
This video resource from Dementia Training Australia (DTA) was launched at the end of 2016 for carers, families and people with dementia to help them understand what a diagnosis of dementia means, how dementia progresses, some of its most common…
Dementia Training Australia, UOW and the Federal Government collaborate on National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines.