Course Duration:
30 Minutes
Target Audience:
Activity Providers, Care Workers, Senior Care Staff, and Dementia Care Practitioners
Course Description
This advanced practice course explores the role of reminiscence in delivering meaningful, person-centred dementia care. Drawing on Tom Kitwood’s "Flower of Psychological Needs," the course highlights how reminiscence-based activities support identity, dignity, and emotional wellbeing for individuals living with dementia. Learners will examine how to apply the principles of comfort, attachment, inclusion, occupation, and identity in everyday activity provision. Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, this course provides the knowledge and confidence needed to deliver inclusive and compassionate reminiscence sessions that celebrate personal history and promote connection.
Course Aim
To enable activity and care professionals to deliver reminiscence-based activities that are person-centred, emotionally supportive, and rooted in an understanding of individual identity and life history.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the principles of Tom Kitwood’s person-centred model and how reminiscence supports the psychological needs of individuals living with dementia.
- Identify ways to adapt and facilitate reminiscence activities that promote comfort, inclusion, and emotional connection.
- Apply strategies to use life history, sensory prompts, and communication techniques to deliver meaningful, identity-affirming reminiscence experiences in both structured sessions and daily care routines.
NAPA Handouts
To support your learning this course includes a NAPA handout. This is available to download while you are completing the course, it will not be available after course completion.
Assessment and Certification
At the end of the course, learners will complete a final assessment comprising multiple-choice questions and scenario-based tasks. A minimum 80% pass rate is required to successfully complete the course and receive your certificate.
Cost
£14.99
Once purchased, this course will be available 30 days.
