Comprehensive Dementia Care Training: Equip Yourself with Essential Skills for Compassionate Support
Gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to provide thoughtful, effective care for individuals living with dementia through our specialized training program.
Why is Dementia Awareness Training Important?
Dementia awareness training is crucial because it enhances the ability of caregivers and professionals to provide appropriate and compassionate care for individuals with dementia. It helps to reduce misunderstandings, frustration, and stigma surrounding the condition by promoting a deeper understanding of its symptoms and progression. This training equips people with the skills to handle challenging behaviors, communicate effectively, and create a safe, supportive environment, which improves the quality of life for those with dementia. Moreover, it ensures that care providers are better prepared to meet the legal and ethical standards required in dementia care, contributing to more inclusive and respectful treatment across all settings.
This type of training ultimately benefits not only the individuals with dementia but also their families and the broader community.
About our Dementia Awareness Training Course
Dementia Awareness has received a lot of press recently, as understanding Dementia and understanding patients needs are very important. This course is available as a video online, blended or class-based course nationally delivered usually over a half-day or can be a full day depending on your needs.
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 challenging behaviours and communication difficulties.
More About our Dementia Awareness Training Course
Preview the course content:
1
This section includes:
Section 1
Course Introduction
17 mins
7 videos
- Course introduction 2:10
- Course overview 1:36
- What is Dementia? 3:41
- and more...
2
This section includes:
Section 2
Types of Dementia
30 mins
8 videos
- Classifications of Dementia 1:31
- Is Dementia a mental illness 2:41
- Early diagnosis of Dementia and reporting 3:53
- and more...
3
This section includes:
Section 3
Looking after someone with Dementia
30 mins
14 videos
- Living with Dementia 1:15
- Helping people with Dementia 2:18
- Alzheimers window 1:38
- and more...
4
This section includes:
Section 4
Discussing Dementia
16 mins
6 videos
- The Social Model of Disability 1:17
- Communication and Dementia 3:32
- Dementia and Infection Control in the Home 1:54
- and more...
5
This section includes:
Section 5
Regulation
8 mins
4 videos
- The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 2:26
- The Human Rights Act 1998 2:38
- Discriminatory Abuse and the Equality Act 2:24
- and more...
6
This section includes:
Section 6
Course Summary
5 mins
3 videos
- Finding Support When Caring for Someone with Dementia 1:54
- Dementia Course Recap 1:49
- Course Summary 2:07
Three Easy Steps, One Exceptional Training
1 Pay
Sign up and pay £24.95 + VAT and start your training straight away or enquire for group rates. You will receive 8 months of access to the videos, a printable student manual, an optional weekly video refresher email and a 3-year certificate and 3 hours certified CPD credits. Learn more
2 Pass
Take the video training and multiple choice test. Don't worry, you get another try if you don't pass. And your progress is saved, so you can leave and come back as often as you like. Learn more
3 Print
Print your certificate and verified CPD time statement and that's it! Your training is complete until it's time to renew again. So you don't forget, we'll send you a reminder email when your training is expiring. Learn more
Frequently Asked Questions
Which occupations use this course?
The Dementia Awareness (VTQ) Course is perfect for:
- Care workers
- Nurses
- Doctors
- Families
- Hospital workers
- In-home carers
What is CPD and why is having Certified CPD important?
CPD stands for Continuous Professional Development and is required in many business sectors. Even if you do not require a set CPD credit level, having Certifed CPD ensures the quality of training. ProTrainings are the highest gold standard of CPD ensuring that all courses are externally verified and mapped to the highest levels.
What is "SCORM ready" and will courses run on a LMS?
SCORM Ready means that online courses can run on any compatible Learning Management System (LMS). SCORM courses run seamlessly on your existing LMS system without a separate login so staff only login using the existing company system. ProTrainings online courses have an advanced SCORM ready system to give more features than any other company.
Do I receive a certificate after completing your online training?
Yes, when you complete the online course you will be able to download and print a compliant completion certificate, evidenced-based learning statement to confirm course content and a certified CPD statement. There is no extra charge for the certificate. You can also buy a printed certificate to be posted to you for a small extra fee.
Learn more about ProTrainings training
ProTrainings Europe has produced over 350 video online courses and we also offer training at your workplace or at regional training centres nationwide
Endorsed training as video online, blended, classroom or virtual to meet your busy life. Choose from over 350 courses all CPD Certified with Evidenced Based Learning statements.
Discounts off future courses and company training solutions. Phone 01206 805359 for more information.
Endorsed training as video online, blended, classroom or virtual to meet your busy life. Choose from over 350 courses all CPD Certified with Evidenced Based Learning statements.
Discounts off future courses and company training solutions. Phone 01206 805359 for more information.
Benefits of Choosing ProTrainings for your Dementia Awareness Course
High Standards for Training Compliance
Our robust training approach meets strict specifications, quality assurance requirements and qualification standards. This triage course, like most ProTrainings qualifications, is endorsed by TQUK, along with numerous other organisational approvals. We are committed to taking extra steps to ensure the compliance and quality assurance of every course we offer.
