Dementia Awareness & Learning Disability

By the end of the course learners will:

• have developed an understanding of the implications of a diagnosis of dementia for people with a learning disability
• have increased confidence and empathy which will have a direct impact on the delivery of services
• have increased skills to facilitate quality of life outcomes for those they care for
• be able to demonstrate improved communication, ability to engage the person appropriately, environmental management and an understanding of behaviour that is deemed challenging.