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Demonstrating dementia leadership

For individual health workersFor organisations

Enrol in this course to explore knowledge and skills on how to lead teams and individuals, by modelling good practice and learning how to influence team performance and develop team cohesion.

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Suitable for: Aged care, Allied health, Disability care, Home and community care, Hospitals, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Registered nurses, Residential care workers, Speech therapists

Course type: Accredited training, Funded training

Duration: 6 weeks

Delivery mode: Online

Location: All states and territories

Cost: Fully funded: free

Enrol in this course to explore knowledge and skills on how to lead teams and individuals, by modelling good practice and learning how to influence team performance and develop team cohesion. This program covers two nationally recognised units of competency from the 10993NAT Certificate IV in Dementia Practice:

BSBLDR411 Demonstrate Leadership in the Workplace
BSBLDR414 Lead Team Effectiveness

The program is delivered online across six weeks and covers the following topics:

  • Part 1 – Leadership
  • Part 2 – Organisational Management and Performance
  • Part 3 – Leading Dementia Practice Improvement
  • Part 4 – Promoting Team Effectiveness
  • Part 5 – Team Communication
  • Part 6 – Affecting Practice Change

This program is suitable for people working in aged care, health care and community services.

Eligible participants must be working with people living with dementia in a professional capacity to complete this program. To identify and ensure you have the right support to complete this nationally recognised program, applicants are required to complete pre-enrolment screening as part of the enrolment process.

As this is an online program, learning can happen from anywhere with an internet connection, using a desktop PC, laptop or tablet device. Participants must also have a computer camera, to engage in webinar sessions.

Benefits

  • Build leaders in dementia practice to improve team effectiveness, communication, performance and practice.
  • Short online course with weekly facilitator webinar.
  • Graduates of this course will receive a credit transfer for BSBLDR411 Demonstrate Leadership in the Workplace, and BSBLDR414 Lead Team Effectiveness upon successful enrolment and acceptance into 10993 Certificate IV in Dementia Practice.

Enrol yourself

Click Demonstrating dementia leadership and enrol yourself below.

Group bookings

Group bookings require a minimum of 15 people; smaller groups should enrol individually using the link above.

For group bookings of 15 or more, please contact our team at: Development@dementia.org.au

This is a Dementia Training Australia (DTA) course, funded by the Australian Government under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund and delivered by Dementia Australia (RTO Code 2512). For more information about DTA, please visit dta.com.au.

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Last updated
1 February 2024