Dementia care — free online short courses

By Dementia Australia

Free2 CPD hrs

Delivery: Self-pacedLevel: All levelsDuration: About 2 hoursCPD: 2 hoursLocation: National

About this course

Free, short, self-paced online courses from Dementia Australia's Centre for Dementia Learning, designed to help frontline aged care staff support people living with dementia. Each course takes around two hours and can be paused and resumed at any time, building practical, person-centred skills you can use immediately.

What you'll learn

Understand what dementia is and how it affects the person
Communicate effectively with people living with dementia
Recognise and respond to changed behaviours with person-centred strategies
Support dignity, choice and wellbeing in everyday care

Course outline

Understanding dementia
Communication and connection
Responding to changed behaviours
Person-centred care in practice

Who it's for

Aged care and community care workers, and anyone supporting a person living with dementia.