Developing Cornwall’s Healthcare Workforce for the Future
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care
All our programmes are accredited for NCFE Awarding Body and meet the National Standards for the Social Care Sector as defined by Skills for Care Sector Skills Council.
DHCT is the provider of choice for many social care employers in Cornwall supporting recruitment and training for care workers who may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings.
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care
This qualification enables learners to develop knowledge and understanding of caring for individuals with dementia. Successful completion of the units will allow learners to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of dementia and its effects. It will also support progression into relevant employment within the health and social care sector. The qualification doesn’t infer competence in the work role, but can be used to support the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed for those working in or towards a dementia care role.
There are no specific prior skills/knowledge a learner must have for this qualification; however, learners might find it helpful if they have already achieved a level 2 qualification in a health or health and social care-related area
You will complete the below 7 modules.
Understanding dementia
Understand how person-centred approaches are used to underpin the care and support of individuals with dementia
Principles of communication and interaction in dementia care and support
Supporting positive interaction, occupation and activity in dementia care
Principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care and support
Understand how to support individuals with dementia to exercise choice and rights
Principles of the administration of medication and well-being of individuals with dementia
Blended delivery including; one to one support with a competent tutor, along with a remote or face to face learning environment. We have a recently developed ESkills platform that all learners can use as a resource when completing their units to develop their competencies
The duration for this course is 7 months, but you can complete earlier