Music can help people living with dementia. In this introductory course we’ll show you how to get started.
This free eLearning course introduces you to an innovative and powerful tool to help care for a person with dementia. This is an evidence-based, person-centred intervention that supports health and well-being, promotes independence, and helps people to live well with dementia.
The course is led by Andy Lowndes, Playlist for Life’s vice-president. As a former mental health nurse and nursing academic, Andy has a vast amount of experience of working directly with people living with dementia and helped to establish Playlist for Life as a highly respected UK-wide charity.
People who have taken this course tell us it is ‘fun’, ‘fascinating’ and ‘inspiring’ so get started and see where playlists can take you!
An introduction to the power of music
What dementia is and how it can affect someone
How to find the best music and make a playlist
Meet some of the amazing people with dementia and carers we have worked with over the years
7 x online lessons to work through at your own pace containing video interviews with experts and inspiring case studies demonstrating the benefits of playlists
Print off and keep your certificate of completion once you’ve finished the course
Test your knowledge through quizzes to help reinforce your learning
Access to the course for as long as we offer it so you can come back and check any aspect whenever you want
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The course consists of the following topics.
