November - December 2008

VALUING MEMORIES AND LIFE STORY WORK

Course Aim: To provide an introduction to reminiscence and life story of older people (including people with dementia) and explore ideas for helping individuals to share their memories and different ways of recording these, such as memory boxes and life history books. Involving family carers and consent issues will also be considered.

Trainer: Sally Knocker
Date: 6th Nov 2008

ACTIVITY GROUPS WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

Course Aim: To provide staff with an understanding of the principles and best practice in activity work with people with dementia. The course will introduce the PAL instrument and how it can be used to review care planning.

Trainer: Fiona Fowler
Date: 20th Nov 2008

SPICING UP LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

Course Aim: To promote the principles of best practice in activity work with older people, particularly those who have dementia.

Trainer: Sally Knocker
Date: 4th Dec 2008

Programme of Open Courses (pdf)

Printable Training Booking Form (pdf)

for dementia is sometimes asked for advice about what training in dementia is available around the country.

Apart from the courses run by for dementia training, we have links to Dementia Care Mapping courses and post-registration dementia courses run by universities (ENB N11 equivalent courses and others).

For further details contact: info@fordementia.org.uk

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