Advanced Topics in Dementia Care
UndergraduateTAS-CAD3062024
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Advanced Topics in Dementia Care
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Explore and analyse reasons for the prevalence of specific types of dementia in seldom-heard groups
- Identify issues relevant to people living with dementia from seldom-heard groups, and their carers
- Examine and reflect on the experiences of, and effective care for, people with dementia from seldom-heard groups, and their carers
- Evaluate and apply evidence-based contemporary knowledge to support the needs of people with dementia from seldom-heard groups, and their carers
- Week 1 - Introduction and Welcome to CAD306
- Week 2 - Seldom-heard groups - Approaches to care and community inclusion
- Week 3 - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Dementia
- Week 4 - People living in correctional facilities
- Week 5 - People who are homeless, and veterans
- Week 6 - First Nations Australians
- Week 7 - People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and care leavers
- Week 8 - People living with dementia and comorbidities
- Week 9 - Physical and intellectual disabilities
- Week 10 - People living with Young Onset Dementia
- Week 11 - Childhood Dementia
- Week 12 - Older adults without advocates and male carers aged over 85 years.
- Week 13 - Review. How to be an agent of change
This subject will present a range of advanced topics related to international best practice in dementia care. This year, Advanced Topics in Dementia Care focuses on understanding and addressing the issues faced by people with dementia in seldom-heard groups. We will explore the experiences of people with dementia, from culturally and linguistically diverse groups, with diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, residing in correctional service facilities, living with comorbidities (physical and intellectual), who are homeless, those who are care leavers (includes child migrants and stolen generations) and veterans. We will explore assumptions and possible prejudices, raise awareness of health issues, and investigate how we can improve assessment, management and care to help overcome the challenges faced by many in these seldom-heard groups.
- Essay (30%)
- Reflective Synthesis (40%)
- Reflective Critique (30%)
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Prior study
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Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching arrangement: Online learning - approximately 10 hours per week
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
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