Course Content

• Introduction to the Virtual Dementia Tour® (optional)
  • Welcome to the Virtual Dementia Tour® (optional)
  • About the VDT from it's creator PK Beville (optional)
  • Group bookings and discounts (optional)
• In VDT in Different Sectors (optional)
  • VDT and Families (optional)
  • VDT and Other Industries (optional)
  • VDT and the Care Industry (optional)
  • VDT and your Business (optional)
• About Dementia
  • What is Dementia?
  • Is Dementia a mental illness
  • What makes Dementia Different
  • Can Dementia be prevented
  • Dementia Social Stigmas
  • Alzheimers window
  • Encouraging independence
  • Classifications of Dementia
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Vascular dementia
  • Dementia with lewy bodies
  • Fronto-Temporal Dementia FLD
• Caring for Dementia Patients
  • Practical Tips for Supporting a Person with Dementia
  • Looking After Yourself When Caring for Someone with Dementia
  • Dementia and Hoarding
  • Dementia and Shadowing
  • Encouraging Person Centred Care
• Discussing Dementia
  • The Social Model of Disability
  • Communication and Dementia
  • Dementia and Infection Control in the Home
  • Dementia Through the Seasons
  • Dignity and respect
  • The Memory Box
• Summary and how to learn more
  • Course Summary