A Mile in My Shoes (Dementia Awareness)
£ (Please contact us for a group quote)
- Online - Zoom 4 hour(s)
- Face to Face - 6 hour(s)
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Course Outline
Originally developed for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to train their inspectors, A Mile in My Shoes is our Dementia Awareness course. We’ve developed this course as an introduction to dementia and a basic level dementia training course for care services which is mapped to the Dementia Training Standards Framework.
With our range of Dementia Training Courses, our main aim is to gain a full and deep understanding of people with dementia.
Delivered by our experienced trainers through interactive exercises, videos and group work, learners will build a deeper understanding of dementia by covering topics such as “What is Dementia?”, Diagnosing Dementia, Understanding How Our Brain Works and will explore the holistic needs of a person with dementia in our “Are All Needs Being Met?” module.
- To separate the facts from fiction and see each experience as unique to the individual
- To recognise the risk factors associated with dementia
- Know the most common types of dementia, their underlying causes and to recognise the diagnostic process
- Identify the impact of neurological impairment on the person
- Understand how our memory works and appreciate how our past can shape our future
- To put person centred approach at the heart of care and support
- Recognise that the reality for people living with dementia is likely to be different from our own
- Understand how dementia can affect our senses
- Identify how dementia can affect the perception of the environment
- Appreciate ways of connecting with a person with dementia and to recognise how our own actions can affect the way a person connects with us
- Recognise different ways of communicating
Client Reviews
This is a brilliant course – do not hesitate! The training was brilliant and we all feel more informed for it. Sue was wonderful and made the course enjoyable, engaging and perfectly paced. We are all enthused to work together to improve our provision for those with dementia within our organisation. Thank you for your help with setting this up Coleman Training – you are all a great team.
from Chatsworth - 18/02/2025Verified delegate
A truly amazing course, delivered by a wonderful lady – Sue. Each of my staff members left the course with a completely new outlook on how to support our individuals with Dementia. Never had a staff team so eager to attend their next training day on the follow up day with where worlds collide. Thank you, Coleman Training, for such a positive experience from organising the course with Juanita to the day taking place with Sue!
from Long Meadow Nursing Home - 02/12/2024Verified delegate
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