Dementia Awareness

Description

This is a dementia course aligned with the Scottish framework for the Informed and skilled levels. It is suitable for those working or living with persons who live with dementia symptoms and should improve their knowledge and skills in determining how to improve the quality of support for the person and, in turn, improve their quality of life.

What you will learn

• Explain holism
• Discuss the concepts of person-centeredness, personhood and personalisation
• Explain positive risk-taking
• Discuss the concept of well-being
• Understand the importance of activity for people with dementia
• Explain the Pool Activity Levels (PAL)
• Demonstrate the use of the PAL tools
• Outline a range of activities that may be used to meet service user’s needs
• Explain the principles of PDSA