Education and Training

  • Time up for dementia awareness training?

    David Sheard calls for a shift in dementia care training away from traditional courses which have little lasting impact, towards a coaching and mentoring approach Author/s: David Sheard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Dance: five-minute love affairs

    Penny Greenland shares lessons learned from many years of enjoying dance and movement with people with dementia – and introduces a new course which brings together this learning Author/s: Penny Greenland For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Making the most of musicality

    Stuart Wood reports on new training from the Barchester Nordoff-Robbins Initiative Author/s: Stuart Wood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • The power of learning through experience

    Caroline Baker describes pilot training carried out with four members of care staff, who were given the opportunity to find out how residents may experience life in the home, with striking results. Author/s: Caroline Baker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • Meaningful involvement: carers as students

    Penny Hibberd introduces an innovative idea for involving carers in higher education, and carers Caryn and Ted Bird explain how they have benefited from the approach Author/s: Penny Hibberd For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Music for Life: a model for reflective practice

    Linda Rose, Hilary de Martino, Gill Yentis, Pat Virji and Padraic Garrett have all been involved in Music for Life projects with Jewish Care. Here, each gives their perspective on the exciting potential for staff development through this creative work. Author/s: Linda Rose, Hilary de Martino, Gill Yentis, Pat Virji, Padraic Garrett For the full…...

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  • Strategies that helped Betty feel busy and useful again

    In this fourth case study demonstrating the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service model, Amy Wood-Mitchell and Margaret Milburn explain how the team worked with staff to better understand the needs of a woman routinely trying to be ‘let out’ of a care home. Author/s: Amy Wood-Mitchell, Margaret Milburn For the full article please see the PDF…...

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  • We need less managing, more inspiring leadership

    David Sheard describes Dementia Care Matters’ approach, Inspiring, a compelling vision for leaders in dementia care with practical guidance through a 50 point Action Checklist Author/s: David Sheard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Less doing – more being

    David Sheard describes Dementia Care Matters’ approach, Being, which takes a fresh look at what it really means to be person-centred, and emphasises that feelings matter most in dementia care Author/s: David Sheard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Introducing the ProActive System: concepts into action

    Training alone will not improve dementia care practice; excellent front-line leadership is needed. Jackie Pool introduces the ProActive system, a resource to guide and support care home  managers in creating an environment that is therapeutic for all who live and work there Author/s: Jackie Pool For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...

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