Caring for Persons with Dementia
About This Course
Course Objective
The objective of this course is to equip learners with the skills and knowledge about the fundamentals of both the Person-Centred Care approach and Palliative care/end-of-life approach in caring for persons with Dementia. Also, with the use of effective communication, to recognise the behavioural change, factors that can affect interactions, and the importance of social activities or engagements for Persons with dementia. Not to be missed, learners will also pick up skills to identify the various ways to prevent and cope with personal stress and burnout.
This course is administered by Hua Mei Training Academy, an initiative of Tsao Foundation.
What You'll Learn
There are six (6) learning units (LUs) in this course.
LU1: Explain the person-centred care approach in caring for persons with Dementia
LU2: Recognise factors that can affect interactions and effective communication for persons with dementia
LU3: Recognise behavioural change associated with dementia
LU4: Recognise the importance of social activities/engagement for persons with dementia
LU5: Describe the Palliative care approach and end-of life care for persons with dementia.
LU6: Identify ways to prevent and cope with personal stress and burnout
Entry Requirements
Those who are 21 years old and above with at least 3 years of working experience in any industry. The required skills and knowledge for this course are as follows:
● Education:
● be able to listen and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System (ESS) Literacy Level 4
● be able to read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System (ESS) Literacy Level 4
● be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to Employability Skills System (ESS) Numeracy Level 4
● have basic languages / dialects relevant to the target client group.
● Have prior working experience with older adults will be an added advantage
● Be motivated to learn and have positive attitude towards work and commitments.
● Have interest in community and social work.
Required years of experience in relevant Domain
- No prior experience required.