Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund Dementia Training Program

Overview

The DTP offers a national approach to accredited education, upskilling, and professional development in dementia care. The DTP provides: • continuing professional development training on dementia assessment, diagnosis and management to GPs, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, specialists, allied health and other relevant professionals as appropriate • accredited dementia care vocational level training courses – free to eligible trainees in residential, respite, community care or the wider health services • tailored onsite training to aged care providers who request assistance, including a dementia skills and environment audit, followed by a tailored training package – these services may include a fee, and • an online training portal to complement face to face training delivery.   The key intended outcomes of the DTP are to: • improve the quality of personal care for people living with dementia by aged care staff following training • improve the quality of dementia health assessment and care delivered by GPs, GP registrars, nurses and allied health professionals following training • improve understanding of BPSD and reduce the use of restrictive practices through implementation of BPSD training • provide face to face and online dementia care training to personal carers and health professionals in Australia, ensuring equity of access regardless of location  • provide the Department with updated advice about ways to improve the standard of dementia training and education standards in Australia • support up to 60 learning networks (communities of practice) nationally of practice leaders that will champion best practice dementia care in their organisations.