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Dementia Care Mapping (DCM)
Does your service provide quality support for people living with Dementia?Whether you answer yes or no, the next question is the same.... How do you know?Dementia Care Mapping can help you answer this question with confidence. What is Dementia Care Mapping (DCM)?An evaluation tool, DCM, creates the balance between good clinical care and good care of the person when used as part of a Quality Improvement or Practice Development framework. Developed by Professor Tom Kitwood in the United Kingdom, DCM is now used extensively all over the world. DCM is the first systematic method for looking in detail at the care process and its effect on wellbeing. DCM has also been used as a focus for staff training and development interventions, to evaluate the effectiveness of care practice and as an aid to care planning. It is a complex and powerful tool and, for this reason, training in the method and its ethical framework is available only from Bradford Dementia Group approved trainers, who have undergone rigourous preparation for this role. By striving to assess care from the point of view of the person with dementia, DCM goes to the real heart of caring. Course Outline3 Day CourseThe DCM Course is three (3) days in duration and covers:
Particpants receive a Certificate on successful completion of the assessment. Course Hours8.30am - 4.30pm each day Course InstructorsVirginia Moore P: (08) 9202 2800 Dr Kim Wylie - Consultant Dementia Care (Qld) Bernie McCarthy - McCarthy Psychology Services (Vic) All are fully qualified trainers in the DCM method, under license to the University of Bradford's, Bradford Dementia Group, UK. Fees and Registration3 day Course - $1050.00 (AUS) +GST - per personFees include lunch, refreshments, a course pack and the DCM manual. The fee does not include travel, accommodation or meals other than specified. Discounts can be negotiated for multiple attendees from the same organisation, please contact us for more information. Class sizes are limited to 30 people. Cancellation ConditionsCancellations must be made in writing (by fax if necessary) to the Brightwater Dementia Consultancy Services, PO Box 762, Osborne Park, WA 6017, fax (08) 9202 2801. For places cancelled three weeks prior to the course start, the full course fee will be refunded. For cancellations less than three days prior to the course start 50% of the fee is payable. For non attendance the full fee is payable. Who Should Attend?The Course is designed for all people who are involved in any way in the care of those who have dementia. It will be of special interest to those who are concerned with improving the quality of formal care, staff training and development issues. Participants will have the opportunity to become Certified DCM Users. Read what some of our past course participants have said about DCM"The best course I've attended in a long time. Have obtained so much information which will be beneficial at my workplace. I feel its the best way to look at care and I wish I'd known about DCM before now.""Thought this was one of the best professional development courses I have done. It provided structure on how to handle ideas as well as techniques to evaluate conceptual ideas and the practical implementation.""Thought the course absolutely fabulous. Can't wait to start mapping and contributing to the positive outcomes it will bring to our residents."DCM Course Dates 2007Dementia Care Mapping - 3 Day CourseBasic LevelAdelaide - February 28th - 2nd March |
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