Publications and resources
Dementia
- Dementia Skilled - Improving Practice NEW 2012
- Dementia Skilled - Guidance for Assessors and Trainers NEW 2012
- View the new Informed About Dementia DVD -
Improving Practice. This can be accessed via
the Knowledge Network at:
http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/portals-and-topics/dementia-promoting-excellence.aspx NEW 2012 - Acute Care Dementia
- Dementia Care in the Emergency Department
- Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their familes and carers (external site)
- Promoting Excellence: Mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF)
- An Educational Resource to Support Early Interventions for People receiving a Diagnosis of Dementia (Please note, this publication is no longer available in printed format)
Also, a new educational resource is also available from
Alzheimer Scotland, titled:
Are you prepared? Essential Conversations....talking
about death and dying
The resource can be viewed at:
http://dementiascotland.org/news/2011/are-you-prepared-essential-conversations-%E2%80%A6talking-about-death-and-dying/
Click here to view the Executive Summary of The Development, Delivery and Evaluation of a Training Programme to Prepare NHS and Social Services Dementia Champions as Change Agents.
Click here to view the Final Report of The Development, Delivery and Evaluation of a Training Programme to Prepare NHS and Social Services Dementia Champions as Change Agents.
Learning Disabilities
Working with People who have a Learning Disability and Complex Needs NEW 2011
Positive Behavioural Support: a learning resource NEW 2011
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Adult Support and Protection
- Respecting
and Protecting Adults at Risk in Scotland - legislation and
practice - An Educational Resource NEW 2011
- Adult Support and Protection and the NHS - Scoping Exercise (Executive Summary)
Pre-Registration
Acute Care
Values Based Practice
An Evaluation of the Impact of the Dissemination of Educational Resources to Support Values-Based and Recovery-Focused Mental Health Practice:-
Executive Summary (March 2010) (pdf)
Full Report (March 2010) (pdf)
Mental Health Recovery
- Realising Recovery - A National Framework for Learning and Training in Recovery Focused Practice and Covering Letter
Realising Recovery learning materials
The materials consist of 6 modules set out below
- Cover / Introduction (pdf)
- Module 1: Understanding Recovery (pdf)
- Module 2: Using self to develop recovery focused relationships (pdf)
- Module 3: Enabling self-direction (pdf)
- Module 4: Providing person-centred support (pdf)
- Module 5: Shared responsibility for risk and risk-taking (pdf)
- Module 6: Connecting with communities (pdf)
- All modules (pdf)
