Person-centred care for people with a learning disability and dementia
A 2-day course for staff working with people with a learning disability devised and delivered by DementiaTrainers.
Day 1
- The experience of dementia: understanding the perspective of people with dementia
- Facts and up-to-date information about dementia: types of dementia, symptoms, risk factors, statistics
- Learning disability and dementia
- Identifying factors that contribute to the difficulties in dementia
- Compensating for the difficulties caused by dementia
- The impact of the physical environment on people with a learning disability and dementia
- Identifying and utilising the strengths of individuals with a learning disability and dementia
- A ‘partnership’ model: promoting independence alongside working with dependency
- A tool to aid in the identification of dementia in a person with a learning disability
- Responding to changing needs when a person with a learning disability develops dementia
Day 2
- Developing knowledge about people with dementia as individuals: life story work
- Facilitating communication and choice with people who have a learning disability and dementia
- Recognising the needs of the whole person and the impact of unmet needs
- Responding to different realities – eg delusional beliefs and hallucinations
- Supporting people with dementia with strong feelings
- Understanding and addressing the causes of challenging behaviour in people with a learning disability and dementia
- The use of occupation to meet the needs of individuals with a learning disability and dementia
- Changing the goals of care: identifying and promoting well-being