Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a number a different diseases that affect the brain, particularly memory, behaviour, thinking and emotion. It is estimated to affect over 44 million people worldwide.
Module 3: Alzheimer’s disease & Parkinson’s [S1] Disease CC
Easy
4 mins
Waleed Khalid
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common forms of dementia. Other causes include vascular disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and korsakoff syndrome.
Module 4: Strategies to use with clients with Dementia CC
Easy
6 mins
Waleed Khalid
Communication or interaction with a person who has dementia, an increasing challenge as a person gradually loses his/her memory, inability to organize and express his/her thoughts. In case of majority people, loss of memory means that past merge with the present resulting difficulty for family members.
Dementia Awareness CC
Easy
1 mins
Waleed Khalid
This course has been particularly designed to raise the awareness and skills of care staff who work with people with dementia. This course seeks out to improve the welfare and experience of people with dementia.
Module 3: Symptoms and Strategies to Help - Part 2 CC
Easy
10 mins
Waleed Khalid
There are a number of types of anxiety disorders that include social phobias a condition known as social anxiety disorder, through to a general feeling of excessive anxiety or worry that can last for months at a time known as generalized anxiety disorder.
Module 2: Symptoms and Strategies to Help CC
Easy
10 mins
Waleed Khalid
In this module, we will discuss about symptoms of bipolar depression, psychotic disorders and schizophrenia and strategies to provide assistance. Most well-known mental illnesses such as bipolar, psychosis, anxiety and panic attacks, depression, dementia and obsessive compulsive disorder which is commonly known as OCD.
Module 1: What is Mental Illness and Prevalence Rates? CC
Easy
7 mins
Waleed Khalid
In this module, we will discuss about what mental sickness is and what its prevalence rates are. Many People often associate the words mental health with mental illness and there are many definitions of what mental health actually is.
Mental Health Awareness CC
Easy
1 mins
Waleed Khalid
Mental Health is something which everyone should know about. An online mental health awareness training course that is designed to support employers, line managers and HR professionals in having confident conversations with colleagues who have and are showing early signs and symptoms of mental health problems.
Nutrition and Hydration CC
Easy
1 mins
Waleed Khalid
According to Age UK, 1 in 10 older people are undernourished. Of these, over 90% live in the community rather than in residential elderly care. Also, the NHS states that 35% of those admitted to care homes are also affected by malnutrition.
Module 1: The Course Structure CC
Easy
1 mins
Waleed Khalid
This module will start by defining the various terms used when learning about nutrition and hydration in care environments. It is important that everyone understands the terms and uses the correct ones if you are to work together as a team.
