{"id":6457,"date":"2016-04-10T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=6457"},"modified":"2016-04-10T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T12:00:10","slug":"dementia-awareness-course-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/dementia-awareness-course-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Awareness &#8211; Course of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6458\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dementia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dementia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Dementia Awareness has received a lot of press recently, as understanding Dementia and understanding sufferer\u2019s needs is very important. Dementia is a very common condition, with over 800,000 people in the UK suffering with the condition. People start to change as the dementia gets worse, such as; communication, eating habits and feelings. Due to the condition being so common, it is advisable to be well-informed in order to be prepared and know how to deal with people suffering from dementia.<!--more-->This course is available as a video online, blended or class based course nationally delivered over a half day, full day or two days depending on your needs.<\/p>\n<p>The aims of the course are to have a wider understanding about Dementia, signs and symptoms, causes and treatment, and how to communicate to dementia patients and engage them in activities and develop strategies for intervening with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/courses\/52-challenging-behaviour\">challenging behaviours<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/courses\/280-communication-in-care\">communication<\/a> difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.<\/p>\n<p>This course comes with 4.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hours and 47 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Occupations that can use this course:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Care workers<\/li>\n<li>Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Families<\/li>\n<li>Hospital workers<\/li>\n<li>In home carers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Curriculum:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n<li>What is Dementia?\n<ul>\n<li>Classifications of Dementia<\/li>\n<li>Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Vascular dementia<\/li>\n<li>Dementia with Lewy Bodies<\/li>\n<li>Frontal Lobe Dementia (Frontotemperal Dementia FTD)<\/li>\n<li>Risk factors affecting the chance of developing dementia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Looking after someone with Dementia\n<ul>\n<li>Living with Dementia<\/li>\n<li>Caring for someone with Dementia<\/li>\n<li>Things that can help<\/li>\n<li>Diet and meals<\/li>\n<li>Hearing and sight<\/li>\n<li>A Healthy Body<\/li>\n<li>Doctors and Medication<\/li>\n<li>Keeping warm and their home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Discussing Dementia\n<ul>\n<li>Adapting the Environment<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Communication and Dementia<\/li>\n<li>Dementia and Infection Control<\/li>\n<li>Dementia Through the Seasons<\/li>\n<li>Dignity and respect<\/li>\n<li>The Memory Box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Regulation\n<ul>\n<li>The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006<\/li>\n<li>The Human Rights Act 1998<\/li>\n<li>Discrimination Abuse and the Human Rights Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dementia Awareness has received a lot of press recently, as understanding Dementia and understanding sufferer\u2019s needs is very important. 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