Andrew Wrensch a Qualified Trainer will be starting to provide training on various topics at the Dementia Club UK weekly Carers Group session every Tuesday from 7pm to 8.30pm. The session starts at 7pm for carers to raise and chat generally about any concerns and then the training will start at 7.30pm for 30 minutes followed by questions and answers and at 8pm there will be an opportunity for questions and answers and a further chat on any other matters. The session finishes at 8.30pm.

The first training is on Tuesday 9th February and the topic is - ‘Understanding Distressed behaviour’

For further details to join please email Lisa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Mobile: 07956858913

Please see some of the list of topics below for your information; (Some topics may take more than one session)

1) Understanding Distressed Behaviour

2) Dementia Awareness (types of Dementia)

3) Infection Prevention and Control

4) Nutrition and Hydration

5) Basic Life Support (theory only) - Delivered by Peter Simaliak

6) Fire Awareness

7) Moving and Handling - Theory only (30 mins for hints and tips or 4 hours for the full subject)

8) Equality and Diversity

9) Mental Health - both learning basics and actual support if people need (Andrew is also happy to do one to one with people in the evenings or weekends if people need support.

10) Mindfulness - Normally 8 weeks programme – a number one choice for people facing stress. Andrew can support stress reduction as well as mindfulness.

11) COSHH (for anyone that needs it) (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)

12) Stroke Awareness

13) Person Centeredness

Other topics that people might be interested in;

14) VAK test- know how you learn and how you retain information

15) Personality profile (basic personality profile based on the DISC assessment with elements of Myers Briggs

16) First Aid (certified) will need to be done face to face

17) Basic Life Support (certified) is being configured to support online learning, available later this year.