Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand what dementia is.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Explain what is meant by the term 'dementia'.
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1.2.
Define the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia.
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1.3.
Explain why other impairments may be mistaken for dementia.
2.
Understand key features of theoretical models of dementia.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Explain the social model of dementia.
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2.2.
Explain the medical model of dementia.
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2.3.
Summarise reasons for classifying dementia as a disability.
3.
Be able to examine common forms of dementia and their causes.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Outline common forms of dementia, reviewing the likely causes of each.
4.
Understand the impact of dementia on the individual and others.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Assess the impact of dementia on people living with dementia, those they interact with, and local and national care services policy.