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This course is ideally suited to healthcare professionals working with people who have dementia. The course is relevant to acute care, long-term residential aged care, and community care settings. The varied backgrounds of students to whom the course is relevant, reflect the growing need for high quality care for people with dementia across the healthcare sector. The course has a multidisciplinary focus and is aimed at facilitating students' learning in areas relevant to the management of dementia. The key areas addressed are the knowledge and critical approaches required to underpin students' practice as leaders in the area of dementia care.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
All students are required to have completed a bachelor degree in a health related discipline, and provide proof of current registration with the appropriate health professional registration board (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia), and provide a copy of their resume. It is desirable that all students are employed for a minimum of 18 hours per week in specialty, and demonstrate a minimum of two years full time healthcare experience.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ACD5101 | Advanced Concepts in Dementia Care | 20 |
| ACD5102 | Practical Aspects of Dementia Care | 20 |
| NNI5104 | Health Issues in Gerontology | 20 |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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