Demystifying Dementia Education Package

The Demystifying Dementia care education package was developed by the Learning and Development Unit of Anglican Retirement Villages and funded through the Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing under the Support for Aged Care Workers Program. It contains full instructions for trainer and assessors as well as a participant's guide.

Click on the relevant chapters below to view a pdf copy:

Title page
Course overview
Trainer's guide

• Module one - Understanding dementia (trainer's guide)
• Module two - Communicating in dementia care (trainer's guide)
• Module three - Meaningful activities in dementia care (trainer's guide)
• Module four - Identifying challenging behaviours (trainer's guide)
• Module five - Looking behind behaviours (trainer's guide)
• Module six - Responding to behaviours (trainer's guide)

Trainer's guide resources 
Assessor's guide

Participant's guide - click on one of the chapters below:

• Understanding dementia
• Communicating in dementia care
• Meaningful activities
• Identifying challenging behaviours
• Looking behind behaviours
• Responding to behaviours

Workplace Activities Guide