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Knowledge and Skills for Dementia Care: the SSLD Approach
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 30 hours
  • Course by University of Toronto
  • Offered by

About

This course is designed and produced by Professor Ka Tat Tsang of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in collaboration with the Institute for Life Course and Aging at the University of Toronto. This course aims to inform learners about dementia and dementia care from an SSLD perspective, including, community care, in-home support, and long-term care. This course will cover the continuum of senior services and support across different settings, including, private caregiving, community services, and institutionalized residential care. Course components are designed to equip learners with practical knowledge regarding dementia and dementia care. This course also features top-notch researchers and practitioners who will be sharing their expertise and experience on recent research developments about dementia and other related topics, including, advance care planning, elder abuse, management of behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, sexuality and intimacy, consent and capacity, legal issues, principles of designed space and aging-in-place, substance use and addiction in older adults with dementia, senior care models, etc. Upon the completion of this course, learners will possess a holistic understanding of the needs and characteristics of older adults living with dementia, and will also be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their competency in providing care.

Modules

Introduction

    • 6 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Demographic Survey
  • Pre-course quiz regarding learning expectations
  • Pre-Test: Knowledge and Perceptions on Dementia

6 Videos

  • Course Expectations
  • Notion of Hope: Introduction
  • The Function of Hope in this Course
  • Caregiver Expectations
  • The Personal Subjective Experience
  • Notion of Hope: Summary

3 Readings

  • Acknowledgments
  • Recommended Readings
  • Introducing the Production Team

Lesson 1: Getting Started

    • 33 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 7 Assignment
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7 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding
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  • Test Your Understanding

33 Videos

  • What is Dementia?
  • Multidimensional Functional Assessment
  • Introducing Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller Thomson
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Message to Caregivers
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Age and Genes
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Protective Factors
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Risk Factors
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Toxins and Dementia
  • Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: What Can We Do?
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Message to Caregivers
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Modifiable Risk Factors
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Modifiable Risk Factors - Hearing Loss
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Cognitive Reserve
  • Responding to Incidence Rate vs. Prevalence Rate
  • Responding to Risk Factors
  • Responding to Protective Factors using SSLD
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Key Message to Caregivers
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: The World of Dementia and Personal Life
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Stimulation and Capacity
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Modifying Life and Relationships
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Bridging Needs within the Dyad of Care
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: The Dyad of Care
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Current Medical Treatment for Dementia - Powers and Limitations
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Bringing Out the Person in the Disease
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Caregiver Needs Part 1
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Caregiver Needs Part 2
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Common Treatment Process
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Governmental Approaches to Dementia Care
  • Dementia: The Personal Subjective Experience
  • Dementia: The Emotional Experience
  • Introduction to Psychosocial Interventions
  • Exploring Psychosocial Interventions
  • Psychosocial Interventions & the Individual Experience

4 Readings

  • Reading and Extra Resources
  • Standard Deviation (SD)
  • Flint Michigan Water Crisis
  • Psychosocial Interventions

Lesson 2: SSLD and N3C in Dementia Care

    • 12 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

12 Videos

  • SSLD: Introduction
  • SSLD & Post-Professionalism
  • The SSLD Approach in Dementia Care
  • The SSLD Formula
  • Overview of N3C
  • Conceptualizing Needs: Physical & Material
  • Psychological Needs
  • Social Needs
  • N3C: Circumstances
  • N3C: Characteristics
  • N3C: Capacity
  • Dynamics between N3Cs

1 Readings

  • N3C Template

Module Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: Introduction

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

4 Videos

  • Notion of Optimism (Part 1)
  • Notion of Optimism (Part 2)
  • The Lost and Found Story
  • SSLD as an Emerging System

1 Readings

  • Reading and Extra Resources

Lesson 2: The 6 Domains of Our Lifeworld

    • 13 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

13 Videos

  • Introduction to the Six Domains
  • The 6D Diagram
  • 6D- Environment (Part 1)
  • 6D - Environment (Part 2)
  • 6D - Body
  • 6D - Motivation (Part 1)
  • 6D - Motivation (Part 2)
  • 6D - Cognition (Part 1)
  • 6D Cognition (Part 2)
  • 6D - Emotions (Part 1)
  • 6D - Emotions (Part 2)
  • 6D - Behaviour
  • SSLD and other intervention models

1 Readings

  • The Concept of Lifeworld

Lesson 3: Implementation of the 6 Domains

    • 13 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

13 Videos

  • N3C-6D
  • Implementation of 6D - Cognition
  • Implementation of 6D - Emotion (Part 1)
  • Implementation of 6D - Emotion (Part 2)
  • Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 1)
  • Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 2)
  • Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 3)
  • Implementation of 6D - Motivation
  • Implementation of 6D - Behaviour (Part 1)
  • Implementation of 6D - Behaviour (Part 2)
  • Implementation of 6D - Environment (Part 1)
  • Implementation of 6D - Environment (Part 2)
  • Summary

1 Readings

  • Resources for Caregivers

Lesson 4: Designed Space and Ageing-In-Place

    • 13 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding
  • Test Your Understanding

13 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Introduction
  • Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Key Principles of Designed Space
  • Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Suggested Design Ideas and Solutions
  • Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Example of an Age Responsive Design
  • Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Community Engagement
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Aging in Place
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Care in Place
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Understanding Care Work and Continuums of Care in Canada
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: "Cohousing" Integrating Housing and Care
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Case Example-Cohabitat Québec
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Building Community Support
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Housing Options for Seniors
  • Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Global Age-friendly Cities

Module Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: Ageism

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding
  • Test Your Understanding

5 Videos

  • What is Ageism?
  • How do we deal with Ageism?
  • Ageism (within a temporal frame)
  • Ageism & the 6 Domains (Part 1)
  • Ageism & the 6 Domains (Part 2)

1 Readings

  • Understanding Ageism

Lesson 2: Play Intervention for Dementia (PID)

    • 12 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

12 Videos

  • Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) Introduction
  • Key Components of PID
  • Overview of Structure & Principle of PID
  • PID: Structure (Part 1)
  • PID: Structure (Part 2)
  • PID: Structure (Part 3)
  • Positive Outcomes of PID (Clinical Experience)
  • Positive Outcomes of PID - Cognition
  • Positive Outcomes of PID-Motivation
  • Positive Outcomes of PID-Environment
  • Positive Outcomes of PID-Emotion & Behaviour
  • PID: From Research & Development to Everyday Life

1 Readings

  • Understanding Play Intervention for Dementia (PID)

Lesson 3: PID in Everyday Life

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Viable Tips for Doing PID in Everyday Life
  • Reverse Process Learning
  • A Case Example of Reverse Process Learning
  • Contingency-based Thinking (Part 1)
  • Contingency-based Thinking (Part 2)

Lesson 4: Caregiver Wellness

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

4 Videos

  • N3C & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 1)
  • N3C & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 2)
  • 6D & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 1)
  • 6D & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 2)

1 Readings

  • Understanding Caregiver Wellness

Module Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: Mental Health and Problem Behaviours

    • 10 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding
  • Test Your Understanding

10 Videos

  • Introduction to Mental Health (Part 1)
  • Introduction to Mental Health (Part 2)
  • SSLD and Mental Health (Part 1)
  • SSLD and Mental Health (Part 2)
  • Replacing Problem Behaviours
  • Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 1
  • Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 1)
  • Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 2)
  • Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 3)
  • Implications of Mental Health on the Person’s Lifeworld

Lesson 2: Managing Responsive Behaviours

    • 8 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

8 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Home Safety
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Responsive Behaviours
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Understanding Patterns of Behaviours
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Understanding Behavioural Expression of Needs
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Importance of Validation
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Validation and Orientation
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Responsive Behaviours and Physical Environment
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Engagement and Quality of Life

1 Readings

  • Understanding Responsive Behaviours

Lesson 3: Substance Use in Older Adults

    • 13 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

13 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Self-Introduction
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Substance Abuse in Older Adults
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Physical Effects of Alcoholism
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Alcohol-Related Brain Disorders
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: The Kindling Effect of Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Case Story of Older Adult in Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Screening Tools for Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Nicotine Dependency in Older Adults
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Opioid Dependency in Older Adults
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Capacity of Older Adults with Substance Abuse Disorder and Dementia
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Key Message
  • Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Case Story of Older Adult with Dementia and Opioid Addiction

1 Readings

  • Understanding Substance Use in Older Adults

Lesson 4: Intimacy and Consent in Dementia

    • 7 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

7 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: The Importance of Hope
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Starting the Conversation Early
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Starting the Conversation Early Cont'd
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Risk Versus Engagement
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Agreement and Consent
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Consent and Intimacy
  • Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Final Message

1 Readings

  • Understanding Intimacy and Consent

Lesson 5: Elder Abuse

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

6 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Elder Abuse Introduction
  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Individual Older Adults & Trusted Others
  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Relationships & The Family System
  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Home, Social, and Socio-Cultural Environments
  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Effective Community Programs and Interventions
  • Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Current Research on Elder Abuse

1 Readings

  • Understanding Elder Abuse

Lesson 6: Legal Issues

    • 18 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

18 Videos

  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Introduction
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Learning Goals
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Capacity in Dementia
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Mental Capacity Test
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: What is a Power of Attorney?
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Types of Power of Attorney
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Substitute Decision Maker
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Substitute Decision Maker Cont'd
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Choosing a Substitute Decision Maker
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Choosing a Substitute Decision Maker Cont'd
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Revoking a POA
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Undue Influence from a POA
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Values, Wishes and Beliefs
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Common Myths about Decision-Making
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Supported Decision-Making
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Resources for Learning More about Capacity, Consent and Advance Planning
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Risk and Decision-Making
  • Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Risk and Decision-Making Cont’d

1 Readings

  • Understanding Consent, Capacity, and Advance Care Planning

Module Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: Attachment, Intimacy, and Sexuality

    • 15 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Optional: Attitude Survey
  • Optional: Reflective Exercise
  • Test Your Understanding

15 Videos

  • Attachment, Intimacy, and Sexuality (Part 1)
  • Attachment, Intimacy, and Sexuality (Part 2)
  • Attachment
  • Intimacy (Part 1)
  • Intimacy (Part 2)
  • Sexuality
  • Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 1)
  • Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 2)
  • Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 3)
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Enabling Sexual Expression Among Seniors
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Enhancing Social Connection & Intergenerational Exchange
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Long-Term Care
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: LGBTQ Identity and Dementia
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Providing Care to Aging LGBTQ Communities
  • Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Recognizing Significant Others

1 Readings

  • Understanding Intimacy and Sexuality

Lesson 2: Lifeworld Design

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

5 Videos

  • Introduction to Lifeworld Design
  • Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 1)
  • Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 2)
  • Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 3)
  • Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 4)

Lesson 3: SSLD Perspective about Sexuality and Intimacy

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Test Your Understanding

5 Videos

  • Impacts of Desexualization in Dementia Care
  • SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 1)
  • SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 2)
  • SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 3)
  • SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 4)

Module Introduction

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  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: the HT Formulation in SSLD

    • 12 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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12 Videos

  • Introduction to the Holistic-Transcedental Cluster
  • Concept of Holistic-Transcendence
  • Illustration of Holistic-Transcendence
  • Transcendental Experience
  • Aesthetics and Spirituality
  • Aesthetics and Dementia - Clinicians' Account
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 1)
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 2)
  • Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 3)
  • Aesthetics and Dementia - Concluding Statements
  • HT and Spirituality (Part 1)
  • HT and Spirituality (Part 2)

1 Readings

  • Understanding Holistic Transcendental Experience and Risk and Risk-taking

Lesson 2: SSLD and Personhood

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Test Your Understanding

4 Videos

  • SSLD and Personhood (Part 1)
  • SSLD and Personhood (Part 2)
  • SSLD and Personhood (Part 3)
  • SSLD and Personhood (Part 4)

Lesson 3: Ageing and Social Inclusion

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding

6 Videos

  • Social Inclusion (Part 1)
  • Social Inclusion (Part 2)
  • Social Inclusion (Part 3)
  • Transition to Technology
  • Guest Contributor William Leung and Kathy Yang: Older Adults and Technology
  • Guest Contributor William Leung and Kathy Yang: The Virtual Reality for Seniors (VRS) Program at Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care

Module Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: A Good Service System

    • 36 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 5 Assignment
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5 Assignment

  • Test Your Understanding
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  • Test Your Understanding
  • Test Your Understanding

36 Videos

  • Characteristics of a Good Service System
  • Bridging Biomedical and Psychosocial Dimensions
  • Transition to the Post-Professional Condition
  • De-medicalization and the Post-Professional Condition
  • Mobilization of Knowledge
  • N3Cs and Supportive Transitions to Technology
  • Enhancing Senior Care with Technology
  • A Good Caregiving System: Resources
  • Service Delivery in Different Parts of the World: Major Players in Senior Care
  • Major Players in Senior Care: Implications on Dementia
  • Service Delivery in Different Parts of the World: Strengths
  • Collaboration between the Four Sectors
  • Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 1)
  • Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 2)
  • Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 3)
  • Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 4)
  • Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Situation in Colombia
  • Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Impacts of Armed Conflict on Mental Health & Dementia
  • Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Importance of Culturally Responsive Care
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Self-Introduction and about Yee Hong
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Key Message
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: What a Good System of Care Should Be
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Innovation and Profit-oriented Service
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Strengths of Yee Hong
  • Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Risk Aversion in a Care Facility
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Self-Introduction
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Information about Baycrest Health Sciences
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Key Message to Caregivers
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Key Features of an Ideal Service System
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Trajectories of Dementia Care (Part 1)
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Trajectories of Dementia Care (Part 2)
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: The Ideal System
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Use of Technology
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Possibilities and Life
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Consideration of Personal Value
  • Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Organizational Reality

1 Readings

  • Understanding Senior Care and Service

Lesson 2: SSLD and Dementia Care

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Test Your Understanding

2 Videos

  • Diverse Cultural Perspectives on Dementia and Dementia Care
  • How to Counter Ageism?

Auto Summary

Discover the "Knowledge and Skills for Dementia Care: the SSLD Approach" course, led by Professor Ka Tat Tsang from the University of Toronto. Tailored for health and fitness enthusiasts, this foundational course delves into dementia care across various settings. Gain practical skills in community care, in-home support, and long-term care while learning from top researchers. With a duration of 1800 minutes, it covers vital topics such as elder abuse, consent, and aging-in-place. Available on Coursera with a Starter subscription, it's perfect for those aiming to improve their dementia care competency.

A. Ka Tat Tsang
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A. Ka Tat Tsang