Transcript Psychology & Psychological Interventions in Dementia

Psychology
Dementia Workstream
Dr Susan Conaghan
Programme Director – Psychology &
Psychological Interventions in Dementia
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Overview
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• Policy Background
• Aims of Dementia Workstream
• Psychology & Psychological Interventions
• Staffing
• Educational & Training Priorities
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Policy Overview
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Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers in
Scotland, 2009
Scotland’s Dementia Strategy, 2010
Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland, June 2011
Promoting Excellence, June 2011
Dementia Standards – Service Impact Checklist, August 2011
Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Health Environment Inspectorate
Team charged with evaluating acute general hospitals against the
Dementia Standards
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Promoting Excellence
Framework for all health and social services staff working
with people with dementia, their families and carers
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4 Levels of Knowledge & Skills
• Dementia Informed Practice – baseline K&S required by all staff
working in health and social care settings including the person’s
own home
• Dementia Skilled Practice – K&S required by all staff that have
direct and/or substantial contact with PwD, their families and
carers
• Enhanced Dementia Practice – K&S required by staff with more
regular and intense contact with PwD, provide specific
interventions and/or direct or manage care services
• Expertise in Dementia Practice – K&S required by staff, who by
virtue of their role and practice setting, play an expert specialist
role in the care, treatment and support of PwD
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Promoting Excellence
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4 Stages of the Dementia Journey
• Keeping well, prevention and finding out it’s dementia
• Living well with dementia
• Living well with increasing help and support
• End of life and dying well
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Based on Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland and Rights
enshrined within this
Incorporates Quality of Life Outcome Indicators
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Dementia Workstream - Aims
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1. Support the development of a standardised approach to dementia
education, embedded in all undergraduate and postgraduate education
2. Developing Targeted educational responses to support workforce
development at the Informed and Skilled Practice Levels
3. Developing Learning materials for staff working at the Skilled Practice
Level
4. Revise and develop vocational qualifications to reflect the Promoting
Excellence Framework
5. Increase Access to evidence-based Psychological Interventions and
Therapies for People with Dementia, families and carers
6. Increase Access to evidence-based Psychological Interventions and
Therapies for Stress and Distress in Dementia
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7. Workforce Development to improve the care, treatment and outcomes
for PwD admitted or at risk of admission to acute general care settings
8. Creating Infrastructure Development/Leadership for Change in Social
Services to support implementation of Promoting Excellence
9. Improve workforce capability in palliative and end of life care for PwD
10. Evaluating the impact of training in Post-Diagnostic Support
11. Develop & deliver post-diagnostic support training in partnership with
Alzheimer’s Scotland
12. Improving knowledge sharing across health and social service
workforce
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Staffing:
• Programme Director
• 2 Part-time Educational Project Managers
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Priorities by March 2012:
• Online educational resource – psychological aspects of dementia
• Online training to improve skills in use of evidence-based
assessment tools
• Online resources to support carers in their role and in responding
to stress/distress in dementia
• Training to Alzheimer’s Scotland Support Workers
• Training Materials to initiate Training for Trainers in Evidencebased non-pharmacological interventions to stress and distress in
dementia
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By March 2013:
• Delivery of Training for Trainers workshops – cross-sector dissemination of
an evidence-based model of non-pharmacological interventions to stress
and distress in dementia
• Development and Delivery of a programme of Low & High Intensity
Psychological Interventions in the context of dementia
• Psychological Interventions for co-morbid mental health issues
and carer distress
• Specialist Neuropsychological Assessment Training
• Cognitive Stimulation Therapy – group and individual
• Cognitive Rehabilitation
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Work with PTTCs and other health and social care colleagues to
address gaps identified using Dementia Standards Checklist
Develop and deliver appropriate educational and learning opportunities
Access and develop networks to facilitate sharing of information,
knowledge and skills
• Contact Information :
• Dr Susan Conaghan
• Programme Director – Psychology & Psychological
Interventions in Dementia
• [email protected]
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