Approach carers' training
Approach provides free and informal dementia awareness training for carers of people diagnosed with dementia.
Our informal sessions aim to improve the health and well-being of the person with dementia, their family, friends and care give by promoting independence at home and within the local community.
The three sessions are designed to support you when caring for someone with dementia or other related mental health needs. This information is delivered in a friendly, easy to understand and sensitive manner. This may help you to understand how a person with dementia can live well with the illness.
By attending these sessions you will gain:
- A clear understanding of the issues related to supporting a person with dementia
- Practical skills and knowledge which may prove useful in your role as a carer
- An opportunity to meet and share experiences with other carer
- Please telephone 01782 214999 or email enquiries@approachstaffordshire.co.uk for information.
Face to face sessions
Approach's face to face training is back after the long break due to COVID-19 and many lockdowns.
Each session will be at the same venue and at the same time each week, either in the morning, afternoon and occasionally in the evenings.
- Once a week
- For 3 weeks
- For 3 hours each week
What is covered in each session?
Session 1 - What is dementia?
Session 2 - Planning for the future and medication used for dementia, including antipsychotics
Session 3 - Person centred care and admiral nurse
Training dates
No dates available.
Zoom training
Every Thursday at 7pm for 9 weeks, each session lasts approx. 1.5 hours. You can attend all, a few, or just the sessions you require the information on.
If you would like to attend, please email enquiries@approachstaffordshire.co.uk and the link to join will be emailed over to you closer to 25 January 2024.
Training dates
Session 1 - General advice and support introductory session - 25 January 2024
Session 2 -What is dementia, different types, signs and symptoms, managing care - 1 February 2024
Session 3 - Delirium, what is it and how to treat it - 8 February 2024
Session 4 - Medication used for dementia including antipsychotics - 15 February 2024
Session 5 - Lasting power of attorney and advance planning - 22 February 2024
Session 6 - Person centred care - 29 February 2024
Session 7 - Care of carer - 7 March 2024
Session 8 - COVID-19 - 14 March 2024
Session 9 - Admiral Nurse Q&A - 21 March 2024
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Gaynor Morton
- Contact Position
- Dementia Support Manager
- Telephone
- 01782 214999 01782 214999
- enquiries@approachstaffordshire.co.uk
- Website
- Approach
- Scan to visit this website
- ApproachStaffs
Where to go
- Name
- Approach Dementia Support
- Address
-
Dementia Centre, DMH
Barlaston Road
Blurton
Stoke-on-trent
Staffs - Postcode
- ST3 3NZ
- Notes
The Approach dementia awareness training course is held in community venues in Staffordshire. Please visit Approach Staffordshire for upcoming training dates and locations.
We will be returning to face to face training when we are allowed to do so but we will still do the training via zoom as well.
Costs
- Details
- This service is free to access
Availability
- Referral required
- No
- Referral Details
Referrals can be made over the phone by calling our head office on 01782 214999 or by emailing our enquiries email address enquiries@approachstaffordshire.co.uk.
Carers are invited on a first come first serve basis. Dates and times of the training courses vary.
DBS Checks
- Have staff or volunteers been DBS (CRB) checked?
- Yes