Dementia Awareness

Who is this course for?

Dementia awareness training is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge and understanding of dementia. It can be tailored for all sectors, from health and social care to local authorities and businesses. This training is also available as a public access course for individuals.

What Does this Course Cover?

This course is intended to give you an overview of the common types and symptoms of dementia as well as going into how it can affect the brain in different ways.
It also covers strategies to use with clients with dementia and dealing with challenging behaviour.
The course is intended for anyone who works with or around people that may be suffering with dementia.

What You’ll Learn?

• What Is Dementia?
• The Brain
• Types of Dementia
• Strategies to Use with Clients with Dementia, and Dealing with Challenging Behaviour

Course Description

Dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions.
Dementia is a chronic progressive problem of cognition – which is failure of the brain’s functions. IT affects people at different stages of life, it affects different parts of the brain and it affects it at different speeds.