Health and Social Care
- Tools
- Timetable
- At employers request
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Start date
- For further information, please contact jackief@gcc.ac.uk or 020 8853 7034.
- Location
- In the workplace
- Cost
- £30 per person (based on groups of 10)
What does the course include?
On 1st November 2010, BBC One screened Panorama: What Have the Drugs Done to Dad. This programme brought to light the alarming over use of anti-psychotic drugs for dementia patients and focussed on the fact that the use of drugs needs to be curtailed and replaced by quality training for health and social care staff, friends and family members caring for individuals with dementia.
The course is designed to be flexible, to accommodate the needs of the employer and can be delivered on the employer’s site.
This course provides an awareness for carers working closely with individuals with dementia.
Dementia is a degenerative disease, usually of chronic or progressive nature affecting the brain’s functions such as memory, thinking, orientation, language and judgement.
This course includes definition, terminology, the Mental Capacity Act. Care workers will benefit from the person centred approach towards this course.
There will be discussion and reflection on the use of drugs for individuals with dementia, the side effects and alternative solutions.
What are the benefits for employers?
Increasing awareness in this area will help to build a confident and knowledgeable team, raising the level of service provision professionalism in the workplace.
This course can be held at the employers place of work.
What do I need to get onto this course?
There are no formal entry requirements for this course
How will I be assessed?
Following the 3 hour training session, there will be a short multiple choice test.
Candidates achieving a 50% pass, receive an attendance certificate.
Where does it lead?
You can progress onto studying the Diploma in Health and Social Care – City & Guilds Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications at our Plumstead centre.
Greenwich Community College can provide accredited courses in Dementia Care at the request of the employer.
For further information, please email Jackie Fotheringham email or call 020 8853 7034.