Professional development and training

Explore our innovative, proven dementia training courses and tools for organisations and individual health workers supporting people living with dementia.

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Virtual reality dementia training

Upskill your staff with Dementia Australia’s innovative, award-winning, virtual reality (VR) dementia training programs, using technology to put staff in the shoes of people living with dementia and care workers.

VR training

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Dementia training areas

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Communication, empathy and engagement

Build your staff’s dementia care capability with training courses in understanding and empathy, effective communication and planning engaging activities for people living with dementia.

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Navigating changed behaviours

Explore short dementia courses, apps and virtual reality training to help your staff develop problem-solving approaches to changed behaviour in people living with dementia.

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Leading teams in dementia care

Help your staff become tomorrow’s dementia care leaders with dementia leadership courses, communities of practice and Dementia Australia’s tailored consultancies.

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