Dementia Australia D-Esc: VR training for a behavioural emergency DUBBO

  • Aged Care
  • Western Plains Cultural Centre, Meeting Rm 4, 76 Wingewarra St. Dubbo
  • Face-to-Face
  • ✓ No

When

6 May 9am to 12pm

Where

Western Plains Cultural Centre, Meeting Rm 4, 76 Wingewarra St. Dubbo

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This immersive workshop is designed to support caregivers and healthcare professionals who work with people living with dementia, enabling them to de-escalate safely following a behavioural emergency. With use of an experiential VR program, care staff can practice de-escalation skills in a safe and controlled simulation environment, providing participants with an opportunity to learn and apply de-escalation techniques and communication strategies, while seeing the real-time outcome of their decisions. Insert event description

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Presenter

Dementia Australia

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognise emotional and physical signs of escalation
  • Understand how increased stress impacts a person with dementia
  • Apply person-centred de-escalation skills
  • Contribute to debriefing to determine potential cause of behaviour
  • Reduce the risk of harm for both the person with dementia and staff.

Target Audience

Aged care workers, Management, Aged care nurses

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Contact

Marilyn Osborne

Email marilynosborne@wnswphn.org.au

Mobile 0459 878 201

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Date & Time
6 May 2025 9:00AM
Location
Western Plains Cultural Centre, Meeting Rm 4, 76 Wingewarra St. Dubbo
Target Audience
Aged Care Nurses, Aged Care Workers, Practice Nurses
Event Organiser
WNSW PHN
Cost
Free
Enquiries
marilynosborne@wnswphn.org.au