DVD based training course for care home staff
Reviews of this title:
“These resources are a worthy investment for
all who wish to enhance quality of care
for people with dementia”
Click here to read the full review of Understanding Dementia and Dementia Care in the Care Home from The Journal of Dementia Care.
Following on from the Understanding Dementia title this video focuses on developing dementia care skills. Practical in nature, this title explores the ways in which care workers can adapt everyday routines and practices to support a person with dementia. It aims to:
- Improve understanding of the communication difficulties that can be experienced, whilst also considering how feelings can be expressed through behaviour
- Develop good verbal and non-verbal communication skills in carers and encourage them to consider the factors that can further improve effectiveness
- Explore ways in which people with dementia can be engaged in activity to improve their quality of life whilst keeping them safe
- Encourage the use of person-centred skills to improve the quality of care given
Subjects covered include:
The Person-Centred Theory of Dementia • Person-Centred Skills • Understanding People with Dementia • Effective Communication Skills • Engaging People with Dementia in Activities • Keeping People Safe
Duration: 31 minute DVD in 7 sections to be used in a suggested 2 hour training session.
Supporting Material:
An accompanying CD-ROM contains a Training Pack, which includes a Lesson Plan, 2 group and/or individual exerciseS. The CD-ROM also contains Question and Answer sheets a Trainer’s Guide and other supporting materials, all designed to help trainers prepare and run an effective training session.
Consultants: Jackie Pool, DipCOT, Approved Alzheimer´s Society Trainer
Peer Review: Dementia Services Development Centre
Standards:
Skills for Care Common Induction Standard (Revised 2010) 7.3
Health and Social Care NOS/NVQ Units 27, 29, 210, 211, 213, 214, 218, 226, 35, 344, 31, 369 & 382
Reference:
QCF: Health and Social Care Diploma (England) Units DEM 202, 204, 205, 210 & 308
QCF: Health and Social Care Diploma (Wales and Northern Ireland) Units DEM 204 & 210
