An ASSIGNMENT length 2,500 WORDS weighted at 100%.

A profile with 4 sections, each section focused on one learning outcome. Total wordage: 2,500 (625 per section) (assessing all 4 LO's)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Draft work will be reviewed during tutorials or electronically to guide the student in preparing their assignment
Feedback from group work and workshops

There are estimated to be around 850,000 people in the UK living with a type of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society 2015). Dementia is a significant, life changing process affecting many of us in different ways – whether in our personal or professional lives – the need to create services which respond effectively and compassionately to people and their families affected by dementia has never been greater.
The module teaching is underpinned by the experience of people living with dementia. Taught theory is balanced with how to put this into practice, for instance you will learn what to say when someone in their 80s is looking for their parents or how to effectively maintain good fluid intake for people struggling to make sense of their surroundings.
The focus is on valuing a person’s abilities, and learning how to use your own interactions to help people living with dementia feel understood, whilst providing excellent physical care to facilitate appropriate discharge

• Assessment, diagnosis, differential diagnosis of dementia, depression, delirium
• Issues in relation to nutrition and hydration
• Issues in relation to medication
• Issues in relation to Mental Capacity, Safeguarding and plans for the future
• The biological, psychological and sociological progress of dementia
Cognitive and behavioural changes and responding to people affected by dementia using person-centred and relationship-centred principles
• Understanding and responding to behaviour that challenges
• Specific interventions, eg. Music Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Doll Therapy, Validation Therapy
How best to support family, friends, carers of people with dementia in discovering how they themselves might best support the person with dementia
• Services, strategies, agencies available to support people with dementia

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (36 hours)
10 hours Lectures
10 hours Workshops
3 hours Group work
5 hours Experiential exercises
3 hours Group tutorials
5 hours Short intervention rehearsals

Guided Independent Study: (114 hours)
25 hrs independent study – including engagement with Blackboard VLE,
25 hrs reading books and articles,
14 hrs revisiting film clips and
50 hrs preparation of written assignment

BROOKER, D. (2007) Person-centred dementia care. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

DOWNS, M. & BOWERS, B. (2014) Excellence in dementia care, research into practice. Maidstone: Open University Press

JAMES, I A (2011) Understanding behaviour in dementia that challenges, a guide to assessment and treatment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

1. ANALYSE THE KEY FEATURES AND PROGRESS OF DEMENTIA (Analysis, Knowledge & Understanding)

2. REFLECT ON THE MAIN ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR SERVICE USERS AND THEIR FRIENDS/FAMILIES/CARERS IN THE ADULT CARE SETTING AND HOW THESE CAN BE RESPONDED TO IN THE MOST HELPFUL WAY (Communication, Reflection)

3. APPRAISE A RANGE OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMENTIA SERVICES (Analysis, Problem Solving)

4. . COMPARE AND CONTRAST PERSON CENTRED AND RELATIONSHIP CENTRED CARE IN APPLYING THESE TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FRIENDS/FAMILIES/CARERS IN THE ADULT CARE SETTING (Analysis, Communication)

There are estimated to be around 850,000 people in the UK living with a type of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society). Dementia is a significant, life changing process affecting many of us in different ways – whether in our personal or professional lives – the need to create services which respond effectively and compassionately to people and their families affected by dementia has never been greater.