Most social workers feel training prepares them hardly at all for working with people with dementia. Sally Knocker and Sue Heiser designed a new style of training course to fill this need. Author/s: Sally Knocker, Sue Heiser For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
Traditional social work skills are not only inadequate for working with people with dementia, but some basic principles may be completely different, writes Margaret Anne Tibbs. Dementia-specific training is urgently needed, she argues. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
Staff caring for people with AIDS-related dementia urgently need us to share some of the insight and skill developed in dementia care in recent years, writes Jane Gilliard. Author/s: Jane Gilliard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Amode Lado and Elizabeth Williams describe the development of an innovative multidisciplinary care course in Wales. Author/s: Amode Lado, Elizabeth Williams For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Two years on from the birth of Dementia Care Mapping – a process that gives powerful insight into the lived experience of those who have dementia – Tom Kitwood and Kathleen Bredin chart its development. Author/s: Tom Kitwood, Kathleen Bredin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...
Research has shown that people with young onset dementia need advice, support and information to stay independent. Jacqueline Hussey and Gill Stokes report on how a pilot online education course did exactly that. Young onset dementia affects adults under the age of 65 and nationally there are approximately 43,000 affected individuals within this age group...
Early diagnosis of dementia is highly desirable, but people affected by the condition are often left to flounder without sufficient information about the implications. Qutub Jamali and colleagues discuss their study, which calls for more dementia education for both public and professionals. Timely detection and diagnosis of dementia will prevent crises, facilitate adjustment and provide...
Training for care home staff in dementia care is patchy and sometimes poor, so academic experts tried out a new one-day course. Ana Barbosa, Clare Mason and Lindsey Collins report on the results, which showed that a co-designed face-to-face course can significantly improve staff’s sense of confidence and competence Estimates suggest that approximately 40% of...