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Vol 5 No 6 December 2016/January 2017
Australian Journal of Dementia Care
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Comment
by Professor Richard Fleming
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News
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Research News
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Books/Resources
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Events
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Project updates & viewpoints
Love, personhood and dementia
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Australia’s first symposium on dementia and love early next year aims to help service providers
and community members understand how ‘small acts of love’ can enrich people’s lives
The story of dementia: Anne Basting
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John Killick continues his series of articles exploring the history of dementia through the
stories of individuals
Turning tears into laughter
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Medical student Gabrielle Cher’s 2015 National Dementia Essay Competition entry
recounts her family’s personal journey with Alzheimer's disease and the impact it's had on
her approach to caring for people with dementia
Features
Creating culturally appropriate care for people with
dementia
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Colin McDonnell explains how to create residential care environments that support the needs
of older people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
Using sensory stories for individuals with dementia 17
People with dementia are prone to sensory deprivation, but symptoms like irritability and
confusion may be reduced by using multisensory life stories. Rebecca Leighton, Coralie
Oddy and Joanna Grace describe two successful approaches to sensory life story work
Learning from Japan: social projects with business links 21
Dementia care practice at home can profit from observation of practice abroad. Rachel
Woodbridge set out to discover what she could learn from two social projects in Japan
Training and support features
How the DTSCs established a pathway for dementia training in Australia
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Dr Margaret Winbolt reflects on the important legacy created by Australia’s Dementia Training Study Centres (DTSCs)
DTA offers new approach to workforce education
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Professor Richard Fleming introduces the new consortium responsible for training Australia’s aged care workforce
Dementia Essentials vocational training a first for Australia
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The new national Dementia Essentials course is set to become the foundation vocational learning qualification
Optimising medication management
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A medication management consultancy service is among a suite of DTA resources that will be available to health professionals
Designing for People with Dementia finds a new home
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Professor Richard Fleming outlines the design training and consultancy services available to aged and health care organisations
Behaviour Consultation Program supports change
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The DTA-BCP program supports evidence-based practice responses to behaviour changes in dementia
New online dementia courses in the pipeline for DTA
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The team who created the world’s first dementia MOOC will develop a new range of online courses for DTA
Fellowships to help care teams put knowledge into practice
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The DTA’s Fellowship Program is designed to support teams to work in new ways to provide quality, best-evidence care
Dementia Support Australia the new gateway to DBMAS, SBRT
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Australia’s new DBMAS provider, Dementia Support Australia (DSA), is offering national consistency, a local presence and a
tailored individual service, explains Associate Professor Colm Cunningham
Inside
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Regulars
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For all who work with people with dementia
Vol 5 No 6 December 2016/January 2017
Cover image: Contemplating nature in the
garden at Scalabrini Village, Bexley, NSW.
See article p13.
Photo: Nic Long Photography