Working with People with Dementia and their Carers

A six month modular training programme designed by Dementia UK Training in partnership with the Dementia Services Development Centres (DSDC) and accredited by the Open College Network (OCN).

Course Aim

To provide learners with an in-depth knowledge and enhance their skills in providing care for people with dementia

Suitable for

Those who may not have any previous qualifications in this area of work and want to validate their skills in working with people with dementia and their carers including:

• Residential care staff

• Domicillary workers

• Day services staff

• Managers within health and social care services

Venue

Training takes place at Dementia UK, 6 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0JH

Cost

The cost of the course is £850.00 per person and includes all course materials

Date

The next programme will start in January 2012. Click here for programme dates

Further information

Download a brochure and application form

For further information about how to commission the course to take place at a venue of your choice, please contact us on 020 7874 7222 or email training@dementiauk.org

Testimonials from former participants

‘I now realise that people with dementia have lost the life they used to have, their personalities, their friends, and in a way they are acutally mourning these losses. I never thought of this before undertaking the course'.

‘This course actually made me think about the person with dementia nad not the dementia itself...I now use the names of my clients and no longer refer to them as ‘love' and I have seen the difference this makes as they recognise and respond to me'