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Postgraduate Studies
Postgraduate Opportunities in Dementia Studies
Introduction
Would you like to develop contemporary knowledge and skills related to the care of people living with dementia? If so, you will be interested in a new set of flexibly delivered and nationally relevant postgraduate dementia education resources designed by leading academics who are experts in dementia care and members of the Eastern Australia Dementia Training and Study Centre (EADTSC). Funding for the development of these new resources was provided by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing ( DoHA).
These resources are designed to provide flexible learning opportunities for people working in community, acute care, and/or residential aged care settings, who are interested in undertaking a professional development activity and/or gaining formal qualifications in dementia care.
Content is delivered through 3 new postgraduate level courses
- ‘Dementia Care Across Settings”
Produced and delivered by the University of Wollongong (UOW)
- ‘Palliation in Dementia Care”
Produced and delivered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- ‘Decision Making in Dementia Care’
Produced and delivered by Griffith University (GU)
Target audiences
The resources have been developed for:
- Health Professionals wishing to complete ongoing professional development in dementia care
- Health Professionals enrolled or wishing to enrol in relevant formal postgraduate programmes of study
Format of delivery
- Semester long programmes of study
- Flexibly delivered learning opportunities
- Tutor facilitated discussions with enrolled students
- Work-based assignments focusing on improving knowledge and skills
- A range of Professional Development, Postgraduate Certificate, and Masters level enrolments
Learning activities
- Structured exercises to extend knowledge and skills in dementia care
- Practice based exercises to promote reflection
- Content made relevant to community, acute care, and residential aged care settings
- Discussion forum opportunities
- Inclusion of contemporary publications and website resources
- Quizzes to review gains in dementia-related knowledge
Overview of course content
- ‘Dementia Care Across Settings’
This course focuses on: The clinical skills required to provide effective dementia care; Challenges current thinking about the service provision for people with dementia and their carers, and; Links theory and practice related to the care of people with dementia. The focus will provide students with opportunities to challenge negative attitudes and understandings about how situations, not individuals with dementia, are the cause of expressed distress.
- ‘Palliation in Dementia Care’
This course is designed to promote competence, confidence and capability in health practitioners who care for clients with severe dementia and their families. The content will focus on: contextualising palliative care; the trajectory of severe dementia; promoting physical care and quality of life for the person with severe dementia; and promoting a positive culture of care.
- ‘Decision Making in Dementia Care’
This course considers the impact of ethical and legal decision making on the care of the person with dementia and their families. The course is guided by Stephen Sabat’s philosophical view of where people with dementia are positioned in the trajectory of the disease.
Quality assurance of EADTSC curriculum materials
- Content for the 3 postgraduate level subjects was developed by EADTSC academic and industry partner personnel
- Review was provided by the relevant educational committees within the EADTSC academic partner institutions
Download PDF version of flyer [pdf 165kb].
Dementia Education Online
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Dementia Education Online Flyer [pdf 677kb]
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