Collaborative and Professional Practice in Dementia Care

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Certificate of Professional Development - CPM

Programme Offerings

Part-Time

F2F-JMU-APR

F2F-JMU-JAN

F2F-JMU-JUL

F2F-JMU-OCT

Educational Aims of the Course

The aim of this module is to develop a deeper understanding of dementia, to think creatively to identify innovations in care delivery and how these can be adapted and applied to the service planning and delivery within the students own organisation.

Learning Outcomes

Critically analyse the current national and international policies for dementia and the potential resource implications.

Identify the physical and psychological health needs, including assessment strategies, and the practical management of people with dementia within a variety of settings which includes palliative and end of life care.

Critically analyse the range of therapeutic approaches and models for dementia care

Identify the risk factors and preventative strategies for people with moderate and advanced dementia which are associated with unscheduled hospital admissions and transfer to long term care environments.

Recognize and agree the appropriate intervention strategies aimed at family caregivers to promote their own health and well being and those of the person with dementia.

Establish the current research priorities, future research and the role of evaluation in dementia care.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching covers National and International policies, therapeutic approaches and models of dementia care. Assessment and interventions and different stages of the disease trajectory. Diagnosis and assessment Health and wellbeing, Palliative and end of life care needs. Family caregivers / informal carers needs and experiences, the assessment of family and caregiver needs as well as current and proposed research / clinical guidelines to evaluate dementia care.

Assessment strategies include a written assessment and presentation.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The module runs over a 15 week period. This module will be facilitated through a blend of lectures, tutorials and collaborative workshops. The module provides students with an opportunity for interprofessional learning. The aim of this module is to develop a deeper understanding of dementia, to think creatively to identify … For more content click the Read More button below.

The module runs over a 15 week period.

This module will be facilitated through a blend of lectures, tutorials and collaborative workshops. The module provides students with an opportunity for interprofessional learning. The aim of this module is to develop a deeper understanding of dementia, to think creatively to identify innovations in care delivery and how these can be adapted and applied to the service planning and delivery within the students own organisation.

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