Advanced Proficiency Dementia Care

  • Interactive Online Training

The aim of this advanced, interactive online training is to enhance the professional competence, confidence, and reflective practice of health and social care professionals in delivering high-quality, person-centred dementia care.

The programme is designed to support participants to translate evidence-based cognitive and psychosocial theories into practical strategies, enabling them to recognise people with dementia as socially active individuals, effectively manage caregiving stress and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), and apply advanced communication, coping, and problem-solving approaches in real-world clinical and care settings.

Through expert-led teaching, interactive discussion, and applied learning, the training promotes improved outcomes for people living with dementia and their carers, while supporting professional development and service quality.

Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy intervention significantly improves the caregiving relationship.

  • This is designed for health and social care professionals working with people living with dementia, including nurses, care workers, allied health professionals, and those supporting family carers. It is most suitable for participants with prior knowledge or experience in dementia care.

  • The training focuses on applying cognitive and psychosocial approaches in practice, rather than purely theoretical learning. Key areas include:

    • Recognising people with dementia as social beings

    • Understanding and managing caregiving stress

    • Identifying and responding to neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS)

    • Applying effective communication and problem-solving strategies

  • The programme is delivered as a live, interactive online training day, combining:

    • Expert-led teaching

    • Case examples and real-world scenarios

    • Group discussion and Q&A

    • Reflective and applied learning activities

    This interactive format supports active engagement and learning transfer.

  • The training is delivered by Dr. Phuong Leung, senior dementia researcher and educator, with a PhD in Psychiatry and specialist expertise in cognitive and psychosocial interventions,

  • Yes. Participants receive a certificate of completion, supporting CPD requirements and professional development portfolios.

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    • Recognise socially active individuals with dementia

    • Manage caregiving stress & coping strategies

    • Understand and manage neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS)

    • Apply effective communication for better outcomes

    • Boost carers’ engagement and connection

  • Participants will explore:

    • The role of people with dementia as socially active individuals within their communities

    • The dementia caregiving stress process model

    • Cognitive and psychosocial frameworks underpinning dementia care
      These theories are directly linked to practical strategies for everyday care.

  • By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

    • Support social engagement and continued social presence

    • Recognise stressors affecting carers and apply coping and support strategies

    • Identify neuropsychiatric symptoms and understand their impact

    • Use advanced communication techniques to manage distress and behaviours

    • Develop problem-solving strategies for managing NPS in clinical settings

  • Yes. A key component of the programme is understanding caregiving stress, including factors that impact carers’ wellbeing and the mediating role of coping strategies and social support for both professional and family carers.

  • The training is designed to support immediate application. Participants leave with practical strategies, enhanced communication skills, and problem-solving approaches that can be integrated into daily dementia care practice.