Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care - Level 3 Certificate

This short course will provide you with an understanding of care and support for individuals with dementia.

The objectives of this qualification are to enable learners to understand:

• The types of dementia and the importance of early diagnosis
• Person-centred approaches in dementia care
• The role of communication, interaction and inclusion in dementia care and support
• The use of medication to support individuals with dementia

To be awarded the Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care - Level 3 Certificate, you are required to successfully complete 7 mandatory units.

1. Understanding dementia
2. Understand how person-centred approaches are used to underpin the care and support of individuals with dementia
3. Principles of communication and interaction in dementia care and support
4. Supporting positive interaction, occupation and activity in dementia care
5. Principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care and support
6. Understand how to support individuals with dementia to exercise choice and rights
7. Principles of the administration of medication and wellbeing of individuals with dementia

To enrol with us you must:

• Live in London or a non-devolved area of England.
• Be aged 19 or over.
• Be able to provide current proof of JSA, IS, UC or ESA or proof of salary.
• Be able to provide a British or Irish Passport with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA.

or

• Have a European Union Settlement Scheme residence (EUSS) with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA and UK and have lived in the UK prior to 31 December 2020.

or

• Have a biometric residence card permitting study in the UK along with having lived in the UK for the at least the last three years.

You will be contacted and asked to complete a short English assessment and enrolment, online or at the college.

You will be required to complete the course assessment which is based on portfolios of evidence for each mandatory unit and one assignment for each chosen optional unit.

This qualification will support progression into relevant employment within the health and social care sector. The qualification doesn’t infer competence in the work role, but can be used to support the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed for those working in or towards a dementia care role.

You can progress on to courses such as:

• Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
• Level 3 Certificate in Working in the Health Sector
• Level 4 qualifications in Health and Social Care