Dementia Awareness

Dementia Awareness

This lived-experience-informed course will help participants increase their understanding of dementia and develop greater awareness and confidence when supporting people living with dementia and those around them.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain what dementia is and recognise some of its common signs and symptoms
• Understand how dementia can affect a person’s memory, communication, behaviour and everyday life
• Recognise that each person’s experience of dementia is different
• Communicate with greater confidence, patience and understanding
• Use a more compassionate and person-centred approach when providing support
• Understand the importance of lived experience in improving dementia awareness and practice