Dementia virtual training

Full day covers

• Defining dementia and epidemiology including risk factors
• Types of dementia; causes, prevalence, signs, symptoms, prognosis, support

• • Alzheimers
  • Vascular
  • Fronto-temporal (Picks)
  • Lewy Body (DLB)
  • Alcohol relates brain damage (ABRD)
  • Mixed dementia 
  • Young onset dementia
  • CJD
  • HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND)
  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
  • Learning disability and dementia

• Supporting people with

• • Memory

• • • Immediate
    • Short term
    • Long term

• • Reasoning
  • Thinking

• • • hallucinations
    • emotional overload

• • Sleep problems
  • Eating problems

• Outcome focussed strength based care and support for people with dementia

• • Defining outcomes
  • Strength based approaches (enable the person)

• Proactive care approaches as the conditions progresses

Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Please book your places via email to pwbotu@powys.gov.uk