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?
DSDC trains a nominated person from your organisation by attending our Best Practice in Dementia Care Learning Programme. Once trained, we refer to them as a ‘facilitator’. The facilitator then returns to their organisation and takes a team of staff (between four – eight learners) through the programme. Each facilitator is provided with resources for eight learners plus their facilitator guide.
DSDC recommends working through the learning materials 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 learners 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.
Study commitment
At the end of the course, learners 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 credential through City & Guilds, which can be affixed to the learners' 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 is City & Guilds assured. 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 resources.
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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.