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Skills Training and Re-skilling for Carers of People with Dementia

Skills Training and Re-skilling for Carers of People with Dementia A European Project for Online Training in Dementia Care. Henriëtte van der Roest. J.E. Bengtsson, A. Giuliano, S. Stefanescu, R. González, P. Kingston, E. Tamburini, C. Nugent, R.M. Dröes. ADI 2012, London, UK. Background.

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Skills Training and Re-skilling for Carers of People with Dementia

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  1. Skills Training and Re-skilling for Carers of People with Dementia A European Project for Online Training in Dementia Care Henriëtte van der Roest J.E. Bengtsson, A. Giuliano, S. Stefanescu, R. González, P. Kingston, E. Tamburini, C. Nugent,R.M. Dröes ADI 2012, London, UK

  2. Background Ageing of European population • Increase in number of people with dementia from 10 million to 14 million in next 20 years • Decrease in younger, working population  EU faces a future with more people with dementia and relatively less professional carers to support

  3. Background Dementia care • Approximately 66% of the people with dementia live at home • Support from informal (family) and professional carers • This number is expected to rise • Preference is to stay in own environment as long as possible • Aim of EU health policies, since this is a cheaper solution than admission to long term care

  4. General aim Aim STAR:To improve the quality of care for people with dementia across Europe, by developing, providing and evaluating an open access online training in six European languages Target group:Everyone caring for a person with dementia, relatives, temporary staff, newly employed social care staff, staff with different language backgrounds Countries:ES, GB, IT, MT, NL, RO, SE

  5. Method WP2 Existing courses WP3 Content structure WP4 Digital content WP5 Vocational and stakeholder workshops WP6 Training pilot and validation WP7 Dissemination

  6. Results Analysis of existing training material Main conclusions: • 63% formal carers, 27% informal carers • 79% face-to-face delivery, 10% online • Online delivery highest in UK and the Netherlands • Large variation in course content and duration

  7. Results Analysis of existing training material WP2 Frequently addressed course topics:

  8. Main features of STAR training • 8 different modules • 6 European languages • 3 learning levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) • Learning path • Optional learning tests for each module • Online communities • Students (country specific) • European experts • Mix of content types • Texts and digital documents • Video clips • Expert interviews • Interactive exercises

  9. Modules

  10. Framework STAR training Tsaroucha et al. 2012

  11. STAR online communities European dementia care expert community UK STAR community SE STAR community NL STAR community IT STAR community

  12. Important dates April 2012 STAR training modules online April 2012 National stakeholder workshops May 25, 2012 European stakeholder workshop Staffordshire September 2012 Start evaluation STAR training

  13. Official STAR website http://startraining.eu/

  14. Thank you for your attention hg.vanderroest@vumc.nl http://startraining.eu/

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