Dementia – Positive Behaviour Support Training

Practice Development Team Powys County Council, are pleased to share that there are places available on the Dementia – Positive Behaviour Support training as follows:

Please book your places via email to practice.development@powys.gov.uk

Target Audience: Social Work Teams / Domiciliary & Reablement / Support Workers / Carers

4 June 2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm, Committee Room A, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells

Learning Objectives:

To identify and recognise the range of signs and symptoms of dementia
To identify the essential components of person centred care, and develop greater confidence and competence in delivering person centred care to clients with dementia
To consider various techniques for communicating successfully with people with dementia, including strategies for responding appropriately to delusions and hallucinations
To identify some of the challenging behaviours displayed by clients with dementia, and discuss effective solutions, including how to respond to those resistant to care.
To examine some of the reasons why clients with dementia may become malnourished, and examine various strategies to help improve their nutritional status