Transcript PDA Promoting Excellence in Dementia Skilled Practice

PDA Promoting Excellence in Dementia
Skilled Practice
Embedding the Course
Rationale
• The PDA promoting excellence in dementia skilled practice was
developed in response to the Promoting Excellence Framework.
• The aims of this award are to provide current, up to date information and
meet the current demands of the National Occupational Standards (NOS)
of dementia care.
• This course is aimed at skilled practice level which sets out the knowledge
and skills required by all frontline staff who have direct and/or substantial
contact with people with dementia and their families and carers.
Brief
To develop 10 learning sessions of approximately one
hour to focus on the key learning outcomes of the PDA
promoting excellence in dementia skilled practice.
Focus
• The key outcomes of the two HN Units that make up
the PDA.
• The knowledge evidence for the SVQ unit, Support
Individuals to identify and promote their own health
and social well-being.
• Sessions are structured to take between 1–1.5 hours
Overview
Promoting Quality of Life in Dementia Skilled Practice
• Sessions 1–5 include the topics relevant to the first module
Promoting Relationships and Networks through Dementia Skilled
Practice.
• Sessions 6–10 covered the key information relevant to the second module
• Each session has a range of reading/activities and online resources
• Each session links to the curriculum for excellence framework.
Resources
• Students should have access to the Dementia Skilled –
Improving Practice Learning Resource (NES, SSSC)
• There are other relevant weblinks/government
documents/videolinks to offer a range of sources for
learning
Structure
• Each learning session is in PDF format
• Clearly identified resources required
• Suggestions for variation and extended learning
opportunities
• A step by step process
• Links in each session to relevant assignments
• Links to SVQ knowledge evidence
Session breakdown 1–5
• Session 1: What is dementia?
• Session 2: Introduction to National Strategy for Dementia
Care
• Session 3: The impact of dementia on physical well being
• Session 4: Effects of dementia on emotional and
psychological wellbeing
• Session 5: Person centred Care
Session breakdown 6–10
• Session 6: Pain/end of life planning/anticipatory care/palliative care
• Session 7: The effects of dementia on communication
skills/communications skills/methods/strategies
• Session 8: Safeguarding and protection legislation and
policies/categories of abuse
• Session 9: Risk enablement
• Session 10: support services and networks