ADS education and development

For me

 Development opportunities for me

1) Workshops and masterclass series

The Association for Dementia Studies delivers a series of whole day masterclasses and workshops here at the University of Worcester. These are aimed at people working with people living with dementia who wish to further their expertise and practice to improve the care that they give. These run from 10:00 to 16:00 with registration from 9:30 and a buffet lunch.

2) ADS university courses 

 The University of Worcester is offering a Distance Learning Postgraduate Certificate in Person-Centred Dementia Studies and a Postgraduate Award in Professional Development: Expert Practice in Delivering Person-Centred Dementia Care from 2020. For more information email us at dementia@worc.ac.uk or call us on 01905 542531.

3) Seminars and Conferences

The Association for Dementia Studies offers a range of seminars, if you would like to be informed about future events, please email is at dementia@worc.ac.uk or call us on 01905 542531.

4) Stand by me 

This free e-learning resource, which was developed by Association for Dementia Studies in collaboration with number of local and national partners, provides an understanding of how to support people with dementia by developing good communication and person-centred care in their own practice, within teams and within organisations

The Hennell Award

This award, generously funded by June Hennell MBE in memory of her husband Brian, is open to everyone who has attended a course facilitated by ADS. For more information click here.

Higher Education for Dementia Network (HEDN)

The Association for Dementia Studies is an active member of the Higher Education for Dementia Network (HEDN), which is supported by Dementia UK. As part of its commitment to improve professional education in dementia care, HEDN has developed a Curriculum for Dementia Education (CDE). The curriculum is designed to guide Higher Education providers in the key areas for inclusion in courses related to dementia care, at both pre-registration and post-qualifying levels.

For more information

If you would like to discuss your training requirements or have any questions please contact us here or email us at: dementia@worc.ac.uk or telephone us on 01905 542531.

My organisation

Development opportunities for my organisation

The Association for Dementia Studies team, led by Professor Dawn Brooker, have a track record in providing consistently high quality education and training. As a multidisciplinary team from a wide variety of professions we are able to create an education package that meets the needs of your workforce. Education courses can be delivered at a location that is convenient to your employees.

During the contracting process we will work with you to ensure that we understand the learning outcomes that you require from the education, and the course will be developed to meet these outcomes.

We work from a position of evidence-based practice. We bring to all our workshops and courses the latest and most up-to-date evidence from research and best practice. We work from an international perspective, drawing on an international evidence base. 

We can provide you with evaluation of the improvements in confidence and knowledge of the staff who attend. We can also undertake an assessment of impact of the training on practice in your care setting by completing a more in-depth evaluation. 

As well as bespoke non-accredited education courses, the Association for Dementia Studies is able to work with partners to develop university accredited modules. For example, ADS has worked with Dementia UK to develop a university module for Admiral Nurses. 

For examples of how we have worked with a number of different providers, please see our case studies below.  

Hennell Award

This award, generously funded by June Hennell MBE in memory of her husband Brian, is open to anyone who has attended a course facilitated by ADS. 

Higher Education for Dementia Network (HEDN)

The Association for Dementia Studies is an active member of the Higher Education for Dementia Network (HEDN), which is supported by Dementia UK. As part of its commitment to improve professional education in dementia care, HEDN has developed a Curriculum for Dementia Education (CDE). The curriculum is designed to guide Higher Education providers in the key areas for inclusion in courses related to dementia care, at both pre-registration and post-qualifying levels.

For more information

If you would like to discuss your education requirements or have any questions please contact us at: dementia@worc.ac.uk or telephone us on 01905 542531.

Online resources

Education developed by Association for Dementia Studies for your organisation to use

One of the fundamental principles of ADS is to build evidence-based practical ways of working with people living with dementia and their families that enables them to live well, one of the ways that we do this is in the production of education materials that you can deliver to staff within your own organisation.

Stand by Me

Stand by me is now an e-learning training resource, which can be completed by individuals. The original resource was created as a handbook and DVD which was used by a facilitator to deliver training to their staff. The e-learning resource can be used in this way and we do still have some copies of the original handbook available should you wish to buy a copy.

Home is Where the Heart is - Training for home care supporters for people living with dementia from diverse cultures

This education resource has been created by the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester to provide teaching materials to support the cultural competence training and education needs of the domiciliary care workforce. Using a mixture of presentations, video clips, case studies and activities the programme provides your staff with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to help people with dementia from diverse cultures to live well.

The education package can be used by anyone with responsibility for education and quality in organisations that provide care for people living with dementia in their own homes.

The programme is made up of three 90 minute sessions that can be delivered all on the same day or sequentially over a number of days to suit the organisation’s needs.

Using a mixture of presentations, video clips, case studies and activities the programme provides your staff with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to help people with dementia from diverse cultures to live well.

The resources are FREE to access and you can access all of the resources from here 

Case studies

The Association for Dementia Studies works with organisations to ensure that the education and training that we provide is tailored to your needs. This may be bespoke education that we deliver for you at a venue of your choice, an academic programme where your staff come and experience education at the University of Worcester or a combination. For examples of how we have assisted health and care organisations and charities, please read the case studies below. 

Dementia UK – University based level 7 academic module 

ExtraCare Charitable Trust – Bespoke education package 

Leicester Social Care Development Group – Bespoke education package