Dementia - person centred assessment SC87

This course is for team managers, social workers, social care support officers and occupational therapists, who are involved in assessment.

Prerequisite – to have completed SCIE Dementia E learning module.

To improve the quality of face to face assessments and support practice development.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

Explain what dementia is, including the signs and symptoms.
Identify the possible physical and mental experience of people living with dementia.
Recognise and explain that a person’s experience of living with dementia will be unique to that individual.
Name local services which could help support the person living with dementia, their carer and their family.
Identify communication barriers and use skills to maximise communication and understanding with people with dementia.
Recognise and explain the importance of reminiscence for many people with dementia and how to facilitate reminiscence.
Describe how people with dementia use whatever means are available to them to communicate feelings and needs.
Describe how the ‘different reality’ of a person with dementia usually indicates the person’s needs and feelings.
Demonstrate how to respond with empathy

Beth Noray – Liferoots Training

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