2. What should you leave with
today?
•More awareness and understanding of the
Promoting Excellence learning framework
•Some new ideas about how to use the
framework and associated resources to plan
for dementia learning and development
within your own organisations
…what do you want to leave
with?
3. Can you rate yourself on the following
statement?
“I am familiar with the Promoting
Excellence framework and know how to
implement and embed dementia learning
in my organisation”
(use the map on your table to record your answer)
4. Some history
• Created for ALL health and social
services staff working with people with
dementia, their families and carers
• Supports the educational change
actions in Scotland’s first National
Dementia Strategy (2010)
• Developed in partnership with NHS
Education for Scotland and launched in
2011 alongside the Standards of Care
for Dementia in Scotland
Want to read more?
www.nes.scot.nhs.uk.com/mental-health/dementia
www.sssc.uk.com/promotingexcellence
5. Why does it matter?
“Education and knowledge must
be at the heart of changing any
system”
Ann Pascoe, National Dementia
Carers Action Network
“I have the right to be
regarded as a unique
individual and to be treated
with dignity and respect”
Standards of Care for Dementia
in Scotland, 2011
6. What’s out there already?
Free to access at
www.sssc.uk.com/promotingexcellence
www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/promotingexcellence
7. Click for clip from Informed
about Dementia DVD
Click for preview of social worker
resource (working with carers
section)
8. Activity
Planning
ahead
Write down the different roles in your organisation-
as many as you can in two minutes
Look at the levels of knowledge and skills in the
Promoting Excellence learning guides- which level
should each worker, or group of workers, aspire to
achieve?
What makes you think this? How should you decide?
How can you make this happen?
What are the enablers and barriers?
9. Can we promote excellence
together?
Rene Rigby,
Development Officer
Scottish Care
11. Journey…
Stage 1 Appreciative inquiry pilot
•Team building, family involvement, action
planning
•Time, resources and training
Stage 2
•Awareness raising and training
•Resources
•Ambassadors
15. Could you be a Dementia
Ambassador?
Email
promotingexcellence@sssc.uk.com
16. Contact
us!
Kerry Cannon, Project Officer
Wendy Johnston, Project Officer
promotingexcellence@sssc.uk.com
Phone: 01382 346189
Workforce Development and
Planning
Scottish Social Services Council
Rene Rigby
Independent Sector Development
Officer
Rene.rigby@scottishcare.org
Scottish Care
Edinburgh Reshaping Care for
Older People Partnership
Notas do Editor
Use the maps on the table to write down how confident you feel about this statement- If you are new to this, you are with us here at the EIC. You want to get to Edinburgh Castle…
There are 88,000 people with dementia in Scotland- 3,200 under the age of 65. Dementia has a huge impact on the lives of people – from the minute they receive a diagnosis or first notice that something is wrong. The support needed by people with dementia has to be for the individual- because everyone is different, and everyone will experience it differently. This puts a massive responsibility on us as care and support providers.
There are 191, 000 people working in social services settings, 65% of whom work in care home, care at home and day care settings
Plenty of resources to suit a variety of roles and skills needs for health and social services:
www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/promotingexcellence :
Informed about Dementia
Dementia Skilled Improving Practice
Promoting psychological wellbeing for people with dementia, their families and carers
Dementia Acute Care learning resource
Dementia Care in the Emergency Department
Coming soon:
Post Diagnostic Support learning resource for supporting people with dementia, their families and carers from diagnosis and throughout the journey
For the social services sector:
Enhanced dementia practice for social workers and other professionals – workforcesolutions.sssc.uk.com/NQSW (case sensitive)
Discussion about these questions using the Promoting Excellence: planning for dementia learning and development guide
Available at www.sssc.uk.com/promotingexcellence or contact promotingexcellence@sssc.uk.com for your copy
The minimum required practice level does not relate to a worker’s seniority within their profession or organisation. Instead it relates to the involvement the worker has in promoting a good quality of life for people with dementia through their role in care, treatment and support.
Planning for dementia learning and development begins with identifying the minimum required level of knowledge and skills and deciding how you and others can achieve and go beyond this level with support from your team or organisation
Discussion about the Edinburgh Training Partnership, led by Scottish Care, Edinburgh City Council, the Edinburgh Council of Voluntary Organisations
Supporting social care workers across Edinburgh to access dementia training and learning using Promoting Excellence and the free learning resources
Having received £124,000 of Change Fund Money specifically for dementia training in care homes, the training partnership was established. Having appraised various training options and the resources involved, there was agreement to adopt and promote the Promoting Excellence Learning and Development Framework within City of Edinburgh Care Homes.
Through Reshaping Care for Older People – Change Fund monies we are in a position to fund the release of staff. Each care home will be able to access up to £400 to cover costs associated,
Learning journey undertaken by those with an interest in reshaping care for older people
‘Creating a positive culture’ and ‘developing a workforce fit for purpose’
There are nearly 400 Dementia Ambassadors across Scotland working to support teams and organisations to develop their knowledge and skills for working with people with dementia, their families and carers.
Ambassadors come from a range of public, third and independent sector settings, mainly care at home, care home and day care.
The Role of SSSC Dementia Ambassador includes:
1. developing expertise in the content and philosophy of Promoting Excellence
2. acting as a conduit for SSSC in the dissemination of information about Promoting Excellence resources and products within your identified local area or burgeoning locality
3. as part of a network of Ambassadors, contributing to raising awareness of Promoting Excellence, resources and products and improving practice
4. holding small awareness sessions, offering peer support and/or signposting to sources of information and support
creating sustainability in improving dementia practice built on effective networking and Ambassadorial support
These activities can help you progress through the Continuing Learning Framework (CLF) by meeting your own professional developmental goals, for example by demonstrating leadership, mentoring and communication skills and other transferrable skills.
