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Postgraduate Course: International Approaches to Dementia (ISSH11016)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis is a core course for the MSc Dementia: International Experience, Policy and Practice. It is also available as a continuing professional development (CPD) course for students wishing to undertake a standalone format of study.

Teaching is part time and delivered entirely online.

The course gives a critical introduction to theoretical perspectives that underpin dementia care and takes a holistic view of dementia aiming to develop a critical understanding that includes, but goes beyond, a medical approach.

The course aims to develop detailed awareness of theoretical approaches to dementia and a critical understanding of how local and national policy in different countries impacts on people with dementia and their carers. It will also look at the effectiveness of interventions at different stages of dementia.
Course description The course gives a critical introduction to theoretical perspectives that underpin dementia care and takes a holistic view of dementia aiming to develop a critical understanding that includes, but goes beyond, a medical approach.

The course aims to develop detailed awareness of theoretical approaches to dementia and a critical understanding of how local and national policy in different counties impacts on people with dementia and their carers. It will also look at the effectiveness of interventions at different stages of dementia.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Develop a critical understanding of a variety of epistemological and theoretical approaches and interventions relevant to people living with dementia from an international perspective
  2. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of models of care for people living with dementia
  3. Develop an international perspective on service delivery for people living with dementia, which can then be translated into 'real-world' care practice
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Eva Joanna Alexjuk
Tel: (0131 6)51 3942
Email: Jo.Alexjuk@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk
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