Health and Social Care in Dementia 2
PostgraduateTAS-CAD6012025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 21 July 2025
- Price from
- $1,655
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health and Social Care in Dementia 2
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able:
- To critically analyse examples of practices using evidence-based approaches to the holistic needs of people living with dementia.
- To critically analyse interpersonal, social and environmental factors affecting people with dementia and their carers/supporters across different societies, cultures and identities.
- To explore and apply diagnostic frameworks for dementia relevant for different clinical settings globally.
- To critically review and evaluate approaches to improving interpersonal, social and environmental factors, that affect people living with dementia and their supporters across different societies and cultures.
- Module 1: Healthy Ageing and Wellness
- Module 2: Psychology in Dementia
- Module 3: Drugs and Dementia
- Module 4: Diagnostic, Legal and Ethical Considerations
- Module 5: Dementia Palliation
This subject engages students with the primary research literature dealing with factors influencing the health and wellbeing of people with dementia, and their carers. Community strategies and social programmes focused on supporting healthy autonomous life for people with dementia, are examined in the context of personal experience and social outcomes, building a knowledge base aimed at evaluation of evidence from the primary research literature. Students are assessed both online for the content modules, and in the form of a written MyContext assignment requiring the student to directly relate the course material to their individual professional and/or personal context.
- Quizzes x 5 (50%)
- MyContext assignment proposal (10%)
- MyContext assignment (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-APD-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-APD-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-MAS