“Very much enjoyed the course. Well set up & structured!” Welsh Ambulance, Front-line attendee
Created with people living with dementia, loved ones and carers and delivered through engaging films, podcasts, presentations, animations, soundscapes and activity books.
“Evaluation of Finding the Light in Dementia Training shows 95% staff strongly agree that it impacts positively on practice”
“Very much enjoyed the course. Well set up & structured!” Welsh Ambulance, Front-line attendee
Created with people living with dementia, loved ones and carers and delivered through engaging films, podcasts, presentations, animations, soundscapes and activity books.
“Evaluation of Finding the Light in Dementia Training shows 95% staff strongly agree that it impacts positively on practice”
“Very much enjoyed the course. Well set up & structured!” Welsh Ambulance, Front-line attendee
A flexible, self-paced, virtual training package: access available for ~1 year (until Jan 2026).
The platform features six modules, each with an assessment and certificate on completion, as well as downloadable activity books and reflective journals.
Available as part of a package along with live study days, or by itself if you aren’t able to attend any of the live sessions.
Finding the Light in Dementia training is designed to provide a deep understanding of dementia.
This resource provides an overview of the how our brains work, as well as practical tips and approaches when it comes to what to consider, how to connect and how best to communicate with a person living with dementia. This training has been delivered to other ambulance services and well received with positive feedback.
Features:
- Access the mobile friendly training, well-being hub and additional resources anytime & anywhere to suit you.
- Includes Masterclasses and Interviews with leading professionals, researchers, people living with dementia and carers.
- Created with people living with dementia, loved ones and carers and delivered through engaging films, podcasts, presentations, animations, soundscapes and activity books.
- Develop knowledge and confidence through reflective practice. The well-being hub contains self care, anxiety management and grief & bereavement resources.
- Created by a dementia nurse specialist with over 30 years of experience; Duet Care are Finalists in the Training and Development Provider category at the South West Care Awards.
- Module 1: Understanding dementia
- Module 2: Communicating and connecting
- Module 3: Using memories to keep in touch
- Module 4: Creating a calm, safe place
- Module 5: Understanding moods, emotions and responses
- Module 6: I am still me!
Plus: Access to the wellbeing hub.
This training was designed predominantly for front-line staff (registrants & non-registrants), but non-clinical staff are also very welcome to sign up.
Please use the form below to register, the team will then set up your account. Details should be sent to you within a week or so or registering. If needed urgently, please email us to get this done sooner (cpd.admin@swast.nhs.uk).
The protected characteristics monitoring form is separate to the booking button above; completion is optional & anonymous. We ask for information on your ‘protected characteristics’ in order to help us monitor our performance on equality.
If you have already completed this form since April 2024 & nothing has changed, there is no need to complete again.