Our professional course is aimed at individuals working in healthcare and social care (such as GPs, nurses, NHS link workers, individuals from small care homes, etc.).
This interactive course explains the benefits of using personalised playlists to support those living with dementia by building and integrating playlists into your work.
What you'll learn
Discover the science behind the power of personalised playlists
Learn how personalised music can reduce the need for drugs
Become a Music Detective and learn how to identify the soundtrack to
someone’s life
Learn how to get started making playlists in a care setting
Strengthen your existing services through the use of playlists
Practice your playlisting skills with other professionals
Work with your Playlist for Life trainer and fellow learners to plan how you will use playlists in your setting
What's included
- Group webinars
2 x 120 minute webinars with group activities and opportunities to try techniques with fellow learners and our expert trainers
- Interactive learning
7 x online lessons to work through at your own pace containing video interviews with experts, inspiring case studies demonstrating the benefits of playlists, and quizzes to reinforce your learning
- Certificate
A certificate of completion to print off and keep
- Content you can revisit
Access to the course for as long as we offer it so you can come back and check any aspect whenever you want
Please note: as the webinars consist of group activities and discussion we need a minimum of 4 people to run a webinar. If you have purchased a course and the minimum number is not reached for your webinar you will be given the option to reschedule to a different date or to receive a refund of your course fee.
Webinar dates
Webinars for this course are scheduled for the following dates. Attendance at both webinars is necessary to pass the course. You will be asked to choose your preferred dates when you purchase the course. But we recognise that in healthcare things crop up so if you need to change your webinar date after purchase that’s fine. Just let us know.
Webinars are held on Thursdays at either 10.30am or 12.30pm depending on the month.
2022
- 3rd Feb & 10th Feb at 12.30pm
- 3rd Mar & 10th Mar at 10.30am
- 21st Apr & 28th Apr at 12.30pm
- 12th May & 19th May at 10.30am
- 2nd Jun & 9th Jun at 12.30pm
- 1st Sep & 8th Sep at 10.30am
- 6th Oct & 13th Oct at 12.30pm
- 3rd Nov & 10th Nov at 10.30am
- 1st Dec & 8th Dec at 12.30pm
Course overview
The course consists of the following topics.
1. Introduction
2. Webinar one
3. Why Playlist for Life?
4. About dementia
5. Why music?
6. Becoming a music detective
7. Playlist in practice
8. Webinar two
