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DCM™ for Realising Person Centred Care

DCM™ for Realising Person Centred Care - a course to equip you to use Dementia Care Mapping™ within your organisation to recognise positive care practices as well as to facilitate changes in practice where this is required.

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Learning outcomes and structure

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Understand person centred dementia care, and its application in practice
  • Describe the psychological needs of people with dementia, and ways to meet them
  • Use DCM™ to assess and make recommendations for the realisation of person centred dementia care
  • Brief colleagues on the use of DCM™.

Structure

The course covers:

  • The underlying philosophy of person-centred care
  • The four coding frames used in Dementia Care Mapping™
  • The rules governing coding, processing of the data and practical issues around briefing and feeding back to care staff.

Dementia Care MappingTM for Realising Person Centred Care courses delivered online

We are now offering our award winning Dementia Care Mapping™ for Realising Person Centred Care training online using a range of different methods to support your learning including live tutorials on Zoom and self-directed learning using videos, quizzes, reading and discussion forums on our virtual learning environment, Canvas.

Open DCM (online) courses for 2023. 

February Open 2023 

Tech session – Monday 30th January 2023 9 – 10

Tutorial 1 – Monday 6th February 2023

Tutorial 2 – Wednesday 8th February 2023

Tutorial 3 -Monday 13th February 2023

Tutorial 4 – Wednesday 15th February 2023

Tutorial 5 – Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Tutorial 6 – Wednesday 19th April 2023

 

May Open 2023 

Tech session – Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Tutorial 1 - Monday 8th May 2023

Tutorial 2 – Wednesday 10th May 2023

Tutorial 3 – Monday 15th May 2023

Tutorial 4 – Wednesday 17th May 2023

Tutorial 5 – Wednesday 24th May 2023

Tutorial 6 – Wednesday 19th July 2023

 

June Open 2023 

Tech session – Wednesday 14th June 2023

Tutorial 1 Monday 19th June 2023

Tutorial 2 Wednesday 21st June 2023

Tutorial 3 Monday 26th June 2023

Tutorial 4 Wednesday 28th June 2023

Tutorial 5 Wednesday 5th July 2023

Tutorial 6 Wednesday 6th September 2023

 

November Open 2023 

Tech session Monday 30th October 2023

Tutorial 1 Monday 6th November 2023

Tutorial 2 Wednesday 8th November 2023

Tutorial 3 Monday 13th November 2023

Tutorial 4 Wednesday 15th November 2023

Tutorial 5 Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Tutorial 6 Wednesday 17th Jan 2024

The cost of the course is £975 per person and includes all online & hard copy training materials, access to our University online learning platform including our online library services, support from our expert DCM trainers for the duration of the course and a certificate of completion.  

If you would like to book a place on the course, please complete the below Oct 2022 booking form.  Please note we can only accept word processed forms, preferably as a Microsoft Word document, however, PDFs will be accepted.

DCM™ Online Course Booking Forms September 2022

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact our team. You can also read our Website Accessibility Statement.

DCM™ Online Course Booking Forms October 2022

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact our team. You can also read our Website Accessibility Statement.

DCM™ for Realising Person Centred Care: Refresher Day

This workshop is designed for people who have completed a course in DCM for Realising Person Centred Care (Version 8) but who feel that they need a refresher on the DCM tool and process.

During the course the following topics will be covered:

  • The DCM cycle
  • The four coding frames
  • Operational rules
  • Feeding back mapping data

We are now offering our Dementia Care Mapping™ Refresher course online via Zoom. 

This is a two-day Refresher course, and the next course will take place on Monday 27th June 2022 (09.00am-13.30pm) and Friday 1st July 2022 (09.00am-13.30pm).

The cost of the course is £225 per person and includes electronic training materials, support from our expert Dementia Care Mapping™ trainers for the duration of the course and a certificate of completion.

If you would like to book a place on the course, please complete the below booking form and return to [email protected]

 

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If you would like to book a place on this course or would like further information, including next available dates, please email [email protected]