Education and Training

Admiral Nurses provide a wide range of training to a variety of groups – family carers, professionals and care assistants. Sessions can range from an hour long to full day workshops. Some examples include:

• The use of the Alzheimer’s Society’s training programme for careworkers, “Care to make a difference”

• Regular in put to the ENB N11 equivalent courses in local universities. On this short post-registration course, Care of the person with a dementing illness and their carers, Admiral Nurses talk about their role in supporting carers and also facilitate sessions when carers talk to students about their experiences.

• Organising and delivering carer training programmes.

Support from for dementia

Admiral Nurse training needs are discussed with for dementia staff and, from time to time, training courses to meet specific identified needs are arranged. Examples of this are:

• Presentation skills training

• Dementia Care Mapping training.

• Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training

• Making dementia care training fun

Admiral Nurses can access a variety of training material in different formats from for dementia’s Resource Room. Good practice is shared between Admiral Nurse teams at Practice Development Days and other occasions hosted by for dementia.