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Dementia Awareness

Course Code: CAAD
  • Level: 2
  • Qualification: Award
  • Awarding body: Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE)
  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Course type: Part-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Fridays, 9.00am - 4.00pm (remote learning from 1.00pm onwards)

What's it all about?

The course covers several key areas, including understanding equality, diversity, and inclusion in dementia care, the person-centered approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia, dementia awareness, and understanding the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia.

Course information

The course covers:

  • understanding equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care
  • the person centered approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia
  • dementia awareness
  • understanding the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

This qualification is assessed via an internally assessed and externally quality assured portfolio of evidence.

Upon successful completion, you may progress to the Level 2 Principles of Dementia Care course at the College.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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