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"VågaSe": Person-centered Care in the Meeting with People with Memory Disorder (5 cr)

Code: VAL23029-3002

General information


Enrollment

22.05.2024 - 06.09.2024

Timing

10.09.2024 - 05.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care

Teachers

  • Janina Dahla

Teacher in charge

Janina Dahla

Objective

The student:
- is familiar with the principles of person-centred care in the encounter with people with memory disorders
- can apply communication skills for creating and maintaining meaningful relationships with people with memory disorders.
- can make use of activities and interventions to promote well-being and activate people with memory disorder
- have developed awareness of cultural differences and how they can affect care and interaction.
- can reflect on their own cultural awareness

Content

- the most common memory disorders
- basic principles of person-centered care
- customized communication
- identification and assessment of mental health needs
- customized activities and inventions that promote well-being
- cultural competence and development

Evaluation scale

H-5