Course Title: Provide support to people living with dementia

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3401 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

Course Title: Provide support to people living with dementia

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 65

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;

• CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
• CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HWSS6077C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term2 2021

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HWSS6077C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2020 (XXX1)
HWSS6077C	City Campus	TAFE	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2021 (WFV1), VE 2021 (XXXX), VE 2021 (BE3N), VE 2021 (XXX1)
HWSS6077C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2022 (All)

Course Contact: Clare McGlone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929

Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia. It involves following and contributing to an established individual plan.

This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, including family homes. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
Elements:	1. Prepare to provide support to those affected by dementia 2. Use appropriate communication strategies 3. Provide activities for maintenance of dignity, skills and health 4. Implement strategies which minimise the impact of behaviours of concern 5. Complete documentation 6. Implement self care strategies

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

 

Overview of Assessment

 Assessments will include a combination of tasks including knowledge questions and case study analysis.