CPD Collaborative and Professional Practice in Dementia Care

This module will enable you to:

• gain a deeper understanding of dementia
• think creatively and identify innovations in care delivery and how these can be adapted
• apply this knowledge to service planning and delivery within your own organisation

As part of this CPD course, you will study:

• therapeutic approaches and models of dementia care
• assessment, interventions and different stages of the disease trajectory
• palliative and end of life care needs
• family caregivers and informal carers needs and experiences
• evaluation in dementia care

You will be expected to attend one half day per week.

Qualification requirements

• Undergraduate degree

  BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Masters Level

Further information

• Extra Requirements

  Other resource requirements: 

  You will be expected to have access to or be able to engage with VLE through online access - therefore computer/laptop and tablet/smartphone access would be helpful for this module. 

To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU CPD application form. You will need to provide details of your qualifications and curent employment.

There are two components to the assessment:

• a short presentation (worth 30% of your final mark) on what you consider to be a research or evaluation priority in dementia care
• an essay (worth 70% of your final mark) where you critically examine the current service provision for people with dementia within your own work context