Dementia Awareness - An Introduction-Online Course-Community Learning-09:30-12:30

About this course

About this course

Do you care for a loved one living with dementia? Are you professional carer or a volunteer at a Memory Café or Singing for the Brain group? Maybe you would just like to know more about dementia. This interactive, introductory course offers information about what dementia is and how we can support people who live with it to continue to live a fulfilling life. 

What will be covered on the course?  What will be taught to learners? 

• What is dementia? identify the main types of dementia and their symptoms 
• Models of dementia: understand different ways in which dementia is defined and how these impact on care and support.
• Obtaining a diagnosis: how to access a diagnosis and the benefits of doing so 
• Person-centred support: discover values and effective methods which can support a person living with dementia 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course 

By the end of the course, learners will have achieved: 

A basic understanding of causes and symptoms of the main types of dementia; an appreciation that there are different ways of defining and describing dementia; knowledge about accessing a diagnosis: what to expect and the benefits of obtaining this; theoretical and practical awareness of person centred interventions and their benefits 

This course offers a basic introduction which can lead to progression to accredited learning on a CACHE Level 2 award in Dementia Awareness which will offer a deeper and broader learning experience on this subject 

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course? 

This is a short, introductory course for people with little or no knowledge of dementia or the support available. It is very suitable for carers or relatives of family members with dementia seeking guidance on what dementia is, its impact, and sources of support; or for workers who do not specialise in dementia but come into contact through their work with people living with dementia, who would like more knowledge and understanding of how to help 

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.  Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

 To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire