Positive Ageing Consultancy & Training
Training and resources from PACT
This is where you can find the dementia training courses PACT offers for carers, care-home teams and organisations.
Below you’ll find training designed to help you better manage some of the challenges you face when caring for someone living with dementia.
Featured training for care-home teams
A Behavioural Approach to Prevent Distressed Behaviour and Improve Quality of Life
This course develops carers’ understanding of dementia and equips them with practical skills to prevent distressed behaviour by improving quality of life.
Our comprehensive course is designed using techniques from behaviour change science to ensure that staff develop the skills to deliver person centred care competently and confidently.
It is most suitable for direct care staff working with people who have dementia in care homes, nursing homes, EMI settings and dementia wards. It is also suitable for team leaders, managers and dementia care practitioners.
“In my role, which involves identifying suitable training for NHS staff, I had the privilege of reviewing the Behavioural Approaches training offered by PACT. I wanted to be sure that the content would complement our policies and standards whilst building on previously provided training. I was impressed by the clear, well-presented content which was evidence-based and comprehensive. I went on to commission my first training from PACT for a cohort of Dementia Support Workers who fed back that they thought it was excellent”
Tracey Williamson:
Consultant Nurse - Dementia Care & Honorary Professor of Patient and Family engagement.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board & University of Worcester
Shorter-format dementia training
Introducing The Dementia Sessions
The Dementia Sessions series of courses were designed to teach carers about important behavioural guidance and advice on why different behaviours might happen and how to support with them.
Dr Emma wanted to share techniques you can implement that can help reduce distressed behaviours and enhance person-centred care leading to improved quality of life, for both yourself as the caregiver, and the person living with dementia.
Explore The Dementia Sessions overview
The Dementia Sessions courses
Explore each focused course and its preserved course information.
The Dementia Sessions
Washing & Bathing
There can be many factors that affect the decline in personal hygiene when someone is suffering from dementia. This course teaches carers how to create more positive experiences for everyone involved.
View Washing & Bathing course information
The Dementia Sessions
Dressing & Grooming
People with dementia can behave unexpectedly. This course was created to teach carers ways to reduce stress for all involved in dressing and grooming routines whilst producing positive outcomes.
View Dressing & Grooming course information
The Dementia Sessions
Agitation & Aggression
This course is designed to teach carers of people living with dementia some possible ways to manage the aggressive and agitated behaviours that are commonly associated with those living with dementia.
View Agitation & Aggression course informationThe first three sessions are also presented together on the Dementia Sessions bundle information page. Contact PACT for current availability and delivery arrangements.
Training for organisations
Don’t see what you need?
PACT can offer bespoke training where suitable. If you do not see exactly what you need, please contact us and we will do our best to support you and your staff training needs.