CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia

Dementia Essentials

This course explores strategies to assist with good communication, planning, developing appropriate activities and understanding changed behaviour in people living with dementia.

Nationally-accredited training – RTO Code: 2512
Certificate of Attainment
Fully subsided for learners

Suitable for:

Australians working in aged care, health care and community services

Course location:

Available in a number of modalities:

Online and virtual classroom environment
Held in all Australian states and territories

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Course Duration:

18 hours

Learning Outcomes

This course is suitable for people working in aged care, health care and community services. Participants will gain an understanding of:

Person-centred care and effective communication
The nature of dementia and its impacts
Identifying unmet needs
Understanding changed behaviours and developing effective responses
Activities to promote well-being; and
Community support and services available

Assessment

Assessment comprises of questions, portfolio tasks and is followed by a workplace assessment with supervisor observations. The workplace assessment provides evidence towards the participant demonstrating their learning in their practice, supporting 2 people living with dementia. Workplace observation sign off will be the responsibility of the participant’s supervisor.

You MUST be able to undertake a workplace assessment under supervision, interacting with people with dementia in order to complete the course. The completed competency can be credited towards further study in aged care.

Qualification / Accreditation

Dementia Essentials is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) level qualification. It refers to the unit of competency named CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia. While it is a stand alone course, Dementia Essentials sits within the broader training programs covered by Certificate III Individualised Support/Ageing and Certificate IV Aged Care.