Enabling EDIE : Virtual Reality Dementia Experience

Aged care, Allied health, Disability care, Home and community care, Hospitals, Retirement living, University and TAFE, Aged care decision-makers, Allied health assistants, Disability care staff, Diversional therapists, Facility managers/coordinators, First responders, Lifestyle officers, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Practice nurses, Registered nurses, Residential care workers, Social workers, Speech therapists, Support staff

3 hours

Dementia Australia offers both fully-funded and fee-for-service courses. When you register your interest below, we’ll contact you for an initial consultation where we’ll identify what is the most suitable training option for your budget and training needs.

Group bookings are limited to a maximum of 15 participants.

A 1-hour workshop, covering:

• Understanding the perspective of a person living with dementia.
• Identifying causes of excess disability and stress in the workplace and how to reduce the impact.
• How to better support people living with dementia through communication and environment.

A 2-hour workshop, covering:

• Assessing your current customer experience.
• Understanding dementia, its prevalence, signs and symptoms.
• Assessing risks associated with dementia relevant to your business.
• Ways to improve the customer experience for a person living with dementia.

A 2-hour workshop, covering

• Understanding the perspective of a person living with dementia.
• The impact of the living environment on a person with dementia.
• The principles of dementia-friendly design and how to apply them.

Feel, understand and empathise with the perspective of a person living with dementia.

Identify the support needs of the person with dementia, in partnership with their carer.

Develop a dementia support plan that focuses on enabling a person living with dementia.