Education and Training

Behaviour that challenges us: the Newcastle support model

In this first of a series of articles, Ian James and Malcolm Stephenson describe the framework developed and used by the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service Author/s: Ian James, Malcolm Stephenson 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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Training inspectors to assess dementia care

Over 550 inspectors from the Commission for Social Care Inspection have now attended a specialist dementia training course. What did they learn and could it make a difference? Buz Loveday explains Author/s: Buz Loveday For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...

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Involving people with dementia and carers in professional education

Rachel Thompson and colleagues report on a study which sought to establish whether people with dementia and their carers are involved in educating professionals who work in dementia care Author/s: Rachel Thompson 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 SOFI: a new tool for inspection of care homes

The Bradford Dementia Group and Commission for Social Care Inspection have teamed up to develop a new tool for inspection of residential and nursing homes. Here Dawn Brooker and members of the development team introduce the SOFI tool Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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Investing in staff through training

Mike Phillips writes about the benefits of ongoing staff training Author/s: Mike Phillips 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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Communication with people with dementia: how effective is training?

What can research tell us about the effectiveness of training to support and enhance communication with people who have dementia? Karen Bryan appraises the evidence Author/s: Karen Bryan 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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Can a clinical audit improve communication?

Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds and Melanie King explain how a series of clinical audits was used as the basis for training staff on a continuing care ward about good communication with people with dementia Author/s: Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds, Melanie King For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...

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Behind the scenes: making a fiction film on dementia

A creative film can leave a powerful impression on viewers, but the road to making it is long. Here Errollyn Bruce and Andrea Capstick describe the making of Ex Memoria, a film about an older woman with dementia living in a care home. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Andrea Capstick For the full article please see the…...

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Champions for a good cause: quality care

Gloria Haynes describes one organisation’s efforts to have ‘champions’ in all its homes. Author/s: Gloria Haynes 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 contact with those close to death

In the second of three articles on the Good Sunset Project, John Killick and Kate Allan describe the Getting Through Initiative, which aimed to reach individuals with advanced dementia and those close to death Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allen For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...

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