Introduction to Person-Centred Care
Course Objectives
This modular course aims to provide learners with strategies to promote person-centred care and apply self-care strategies for both professional care staff and family caregivers.
- Explain the Person-Centred Care approach
- Recognise the impact of the environment on persons with dementia
- Identify strategies for promoting person-centred care
- Describe the impact of dementia on professional staff
- Recognise signs and symptoms of stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout
- Apply self-care strategies for self and caregivers
Course Content
- Impact of the environment
- Principles of Person-Centred Care
- Impact of dementia on professional staff
- Signs and Symptoms of stress, compassion fatigue and burnout
- Self-Care Strategies
This course is one of the 5 modular courses that can be stacked to attain a “Certificate of Accomplishment” in Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care. Refer to the roadmap for all the other modular courses below. Learners can choose to register for individual modular courses that meet the immediate needs at their own pace, and a “Certificate of Performance” will be issued upon the successful completion of each course.
Assessment
Learners will be assessed via a 1 hour virtual oral questioning session on their competencies acquired through the learnings.
The assessment will be conducted within 5 working days after the course. Learners will be informed of the schedule via email upon course confirmation.
SNB-CPE points will be awarded.
Who Should Attend
Support care staff, ancillary care staff, corporate services staff and volunteers who would like to be equipped with a basic understanding of how to care for people living with dementia in a variety of settings including the family home, centre-based services, and residential care facilities.
Competency Mapping (DCCF)
Additional Information:
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For any questions about the course, please email Chris at academy@dementia.org.sg
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