dementia
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Twelve Workshops

Providing a flexible, practice-based learning opportunity.

Workshops written and facilitated by

David Sheard, Peter Priednieks                             and Dementia Care Matters team of consultant trainers.

“An Emotional Journey”©

An established national course now in its sixth year.

Across the year nationally recognised trainers will lead the group of up to 60 participants through 12 powerful workshop experiences. The training will lead individuals through vital emotional and practical issues in dementia care.

“An Emotional Journey” ©

“The Diploma Level course has been the best training that I have ever done in my 26 years of working with older people.”

“My whole approach, way of thinking and way of responding has totally changed thanks to Dementia Care Matters.”

“ I had high expectations. I find David Sheard's ethos and style leads to meaningful training - truly person centred.”

Course participants

Options: certificate of attendance or

on completion of the programme participants may use the work undertaken to gain 30 level 3 credits towards a BSc or MSc in Professional practice (Dementia Care)at the University of Surrey.

Locations and start dates:

Leeds - November 2010

Birmingham - November 2010

London - January 2011

See booking form for specific dates, costs and special offer.

The Diploma Level Programme is designed for Managers, Inspectors and Care Home staff working with people with dementia who wish to positively focus their work and face the complex and challenging issues within the field.

It is suitable for both care staff and those holding a professional qualification.

12 workshops:

• Exploring the journey in your own professional development ( 2 day introductory workshop).
• The real meaning of person centred care for all of us.
• The experiences of people with dementia.
• Appraising your own service's care culture and social psychology.
• Leadership in person centred care.
• Relationship centred care.
• Feeling based communication skills.
• Improving well-being and the importance of occupation.
• People with dementia; behaviours as feelings.
• Later stage dementia care.
• Sexuality, intimacy and relationships.
• Developing a continuous learning work plan.

Key Features

• Certification of 30 level 3 credits towards a diploma.
• 12 workshops over 12 months.
• 3 work assignments.
• Learning, action and evaluation.
• Invaluable 600-page participant course manual.

You will discover

• The importance of connecting with your own emotions/feelings in order to reach people experiencing a dementia.
• The central concept of leadership and well-being in dementia care.
• The emotional journey of a person living with a dementia.
• Specialist approaches and practical tools which meet the unique needs of a person living with a dementia.
• The meaning behind emotions and behaviour.
• The language of a person with dementia by developing your feeling based communication skills.
• How to make waves in dementia care by translating your new dementia care awareness into action within your care service..
• How to develop person centred care into practical management standards.

Dementia Care Matters work with the Division of Health & Social Care University of Surrey.

For further information and booking details please contact:

Dementia Care Matters

29 Bloomsbury Place, Brighton, BN2 1DB.

Tel/Fax:        01273 242335  01273 242335