The Psychology of Dementia Care student testimonials

Tracy

"This programme has provided an opportunity to facilitate a culture change within dementia care. The evidence base provided by relevant reading and learning materials is impressive, invaluable and thought provoking. It has significantly enhanced my awareness and understanding of the psychological needs of people with dementia, with the aim of improving quality of life and wellbeing for all of those involved."  

Mujada

"I enjoy the course - it facilitates me to have a greater understanding on the needs of people with dementia.  I believe this course provides me with the right knowledge to enable me to contribute to person-centred care in the work place. Having continuous support from the Head of Programme and valuable reading materials, I am becoming more confident in carrying out my duties at a nursing home and was recently announced as the Employee of the Month!"

Kerry

"This course has supported me to be proactive in my learning and strive to be a better manager and carer in supporting people and carers to live well with dementia and has enabled me to learn new things and think about situations in a different way." 

Janice

"This course has helped increase my knowledge about the impact of dementia on individuals and their family from a psychosocial perspective." 

Emma

"I really appreciate how well structured the course is. I also find the technology side quite amazing as email and the internet were not invented when I did my undergraduate degree!"