Description

Course Description

Dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. Dementia is a chronic progressive problem of cognition – which is failure of the brain’s functions. IT affects people at different stages of life, it affects different parts of the brain and it affects it at different speeds.

This Online Dementia Awareness E-Learning Course is intended to give you an overview of the common types and symptoms of dementia and how it can affect the brain in different ways. The Dementia Awareness E-Learning Course also covers strategies to use with clients with dementia and dealing with challenging behaviour.

Course Duration

This course is delivered via our online learning platform and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Pre-Requisites

When undertaking this course it is recommended that learners have sufficient command of the English language in order to complete the course.

Course Content

This course covers a range of content including:

• What Is Dementia?
• The Brain
• Types of Dementia
• Strategies to Use with Clients with Dementia, and Dealing with Challenging Behaviour

Technical Requirements

This course is delivered by e-learning. We would therefore recommend that you access this course on a desktop or laptop to access your course.

Certificate and Validity

Upon completion of the course candidates will receive a certificate which is available as a PDF (Portable Document Format).