Dementia training for your staff
Build your staff’s support and care skills with our innovative and engaging group dementia training courses.
Empower your team with expert training
Dementia Australia’s innovative training programs empower those who provide quality dementia support to people living with dementia. We have accredited and non-accredited courses that are:
Person-centred
Evidence-based
Cutting-edge
Our dementia courses and training programs
Changed behaviour courses
Your staff will improve their understanding of behaviour change in people living with dementia, and learn strategies for problem-solving and building engagement.
Understanding Behaviour Changes Coaching ProgramChanged behaviours and management- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories
- 15 hours over 12–16 weeks
- Fees apply
Applying a Problem-Solving Approach to BehavioursChanged behaviours and management, Foundation training- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories, Online
- Online: 2 hours. Face-to-face: 3 hours
- Fees apply
Achieving Purposeful EngagementCommunication, empathy and engagement- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face: 3 hours. Virtual classroom: 2 hours.
- Fees apply
Enabling EDIE : Virtual Reality Dementia ExperienceCommunication, empathy and engagement- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
Meaningful Engagement Mentors Coaching ProgramCommunication, empathy and engagement- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories
- 18 hours over 12-16 weeks
- Fees apply
Consultancy: dementia supportOur expert consultants can guide you to develop your own unique model of dementia care, tailored to the needs of your organisation.
Communication, empathy and engagement courses
Your staff will use cutting edge technology and apps to learn and safely practise approaches to interacting empathetically and constructively with people living with dementia.
Ask AnnieWith short, practical and interactive modules, the Ask Annie app helps care workers fit dementia care skills development into their busy day.
Talk with Ted: Dementia Communication SimulationDementia Learning Hub- Face-to-face, Online
- All states and territories, Online
- Face-to-face workshop: 3 hours. Online simulation: 1 hour.
- Fees apply
- Enabling EDIE : Virtual Reality Dementia ExperienceCommunication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
Enabling dementia-friendly environments
Your organisation will learn how to make environments more dementia-friendly, and develop strategies for enabling people living with dementia.
Foundation training
Your staff will build knowledge of dementia, enhancing empathy, developing communication skills and support strategies.
Dementia Essentials: CHCAGE011 Provide support to people living with dementiaAccredited training, Foundation training, Funded training, Communication, empathy and engagement- Face-to-face, Online
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face: 3 days. Online: 7 weeks. See below.
- Fully funded: free
Understanding DementiaFoundation training, Communication, empathy and engagement- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face: 3 hours.Virtual classroom: 2 hours
- Fees apply
- Enabling EDIE : Virtual Reality Dementia ExperienceCommunication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
