Advanced Care in Dementia

Equips students with an interest in health & social care with the knowledge and high-level analytical skills needed to critically assess research evidence and practice for delivery of dementia care. Students will be able to identify and implement changes based on research evidence within a health & social care setting and across a multidisciplinary team and be able to manage and deliver research independently.

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• Dementia care training is rated as a very high priority across the private and public sectors by a number of stakeholders.
• Appeals to students with interests in health and social care.
• Varied learning delivered by experts in the field.
• Aims to equip all graduates with specialist knowledge and understanding of dementia care to enhance career opportunities, such as leadership roles within a health and social care environment and future research at PhD level.

PURPOSEThe MSc Advanced Care in Dementia aims to develop practitioners with the knowledge base, abilities and competencies, which will enable them to deliver high quality patient and client care. In completing the programme students will be able to: 1) Advance practice within a framework of governance; 2) Evaluate and implement evidence-based practice, identifying where further research is needed; 3) Critically evaluate approaches and methods to assess and manage complex and unpredictable situations, utilising relevant theory. This programme is will be of interest to anyone wishing to begin or advance a career in dementia care and is particularly suitable for nurses, physiotherapists, managers & supervisors, doctors (including general practitioners), social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and physiotherapists.

DESCRIPTION

Learning will be through five compulsory taught modules consisting of tutorials, workshops & e-learning and a dissertation based on a research project. Students will learn how to identify and critically evaluate the growing body of research evidence to inform and develop best dementia care practice using a person-centred approach. Students will gain practical and theoretical experience in a wide spectrum of research methodologies and learn to critically analyse and reflect on evidence relevant to dementia care. Graduates will develop skills to manage and deliver research independently in a clinical setting and to identify and implement changes based on research evidence within a clinical setting.