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Overview
You’ll develop the knowledge and understanding that will help you provide better quality support to - and enhance the wellbeing and dignity of - people with dementia towards the end of life. with this End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia course offered by FutureLearn in partnership with the University of East Anglia.
You’ll also learn to better communicate and co-ordinate care with their families.
Key facts
- A range of research has shown that the end-of-life care needs of people with dementia, and their families, are poorly understood and inconsistently addressed.
- An awareness of the psychosocial, physical and spiritual needs of the whole person is key to tackling this issue - something that this online course will give you.
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Syllabus includes:
- Maintaining dignity through relationship
- Maintaining dignity through comfort
- Maintaining dignity through finding meaning
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Duration
- Part-time
- 21 days
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
This course is aimed at health and social care professionals. You’ll need a basic level of dementia awareness, which you may have gained in a health or social care setting, working with people with dementia, or through caring for a relative, friend or neighbour.
During the course, you’ll be able to discuss your experiences with other learners and learn from theirs. It may also be useful to you to have a friend or colleague with whom you can discuss and reflect on issues that might arise during the course.
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International
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National
64 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 64 EUR for the full programme during 21 days.
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