Best Practice Programme
DSDC’s award winning Best Practice in Dementia Care Learning Programme has been running since 2007 and is used by organisations globally.
Designed for health and social care staff, the programme works to develop existing skills, expand knowledge and improve the quality of care for people with dementia. The programme empowers learners and increases their confidence level within the workplace.
How does it work?
One nominated staff member attends the DSDC Best Practice in Dementia Care Facilitator Training, which is Accredited by RCN, with 16 hours of CPD. This is the staff member(s) who you want to Facilitate the programme in your organisation.
Training is delivered online and completed over a four-week period: two weeks to complete the training content; one week to complete course submission, with feedback then provided at the end of week four.
Once your Facilitator has successfully completed the course, they will be provided with eight Participant Workbooks, and a Facilitator Guide, for them to take colleagues through the course. Facilitators are encouraged to set up a series of meetings over an four to six month period for the group to work their way through the course.Once the Participants have completed the course, they complete a short reflective exercise, which is sent into DSDC for marking.
Facilitators can continue to take groups through the programme with the purchase of additional training materials.
DSDC recommends working through the workbooks over a four to six-month period. Training materials are designed for self-study to allow training to be meaningful and individualised, although there is also group work.
The Facilitator will act as a mentor to Participants to encourage them to meet their personal learning objectives. By meeting regularly to discuss the resources, it allows the opportunity for learners to reflect on experiences and practices and link their new knowledge to consider how they would make changes moving forward.
At the end of the programme, Participants submit a short reflective exercise which is submitted to DSDC for marking.
Study commitment
Facilitators
The Best Practice in Dementia Care Facilitator Training is Accredited by RCN, with 16 hours of CPD. Upon successful completion of the course, Facilitators will receive a certificate and digital badge from DSDC.Participants
At the end of the course, Participants are asked to write a short reflective account to be submitted to DSDC for marking. Upon successful completion, learners will be issued with a certificate plus a digital badge, which can be affixed to their email signature.
CPD
Organisations can buy more packs for the facilitator to take more staff through the training programme. To purchase additional packs, please contact us at dementia@stir.ac.uk
Additional training materials
If you would like to train a group of Facilitators, please contact us at dementia@stir.ac.uk as it may work out more cost effective if we travel to you to deliver training.
Group facilitator training
The programme is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing with 16 CPD hours. The programme can be used as recognised learning for candidates looking to achieve vocational qualifications in the UK.
Accreditations
Facilitators
If you require additional copies of the final essay template or learner privacy notice, you can find these in publications.
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Training
DSDC has created a range of training courses and events focusing on general aspects of dementia and care through to more specialised areas, including dementia design. Our design courses are available online for you to learn at a pace that suits you. Every training course is underpinned by research and delivered by our experienced team. DSDC is also able to work with organisations to deliver bespoke training sessions that meet their specific requirements.
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Resources
You may find our range of resources useful to you. Available to you is a mixture of resources from an accessible level through to more in-depth, technical publications.