Program Overview

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CG6016 Advanced Issues in Dementia Care

Course Fact File

• Code: CG6016
• Duration: February - March 2025
• Teaching Mode: Part-Time
• Qualifications: CPD Module
• Fees: €1080
• Closing Date: 19/01/2026
• Venue: BHSC_G02
• Credits: 10
• Start Date: 19/02/2026

Outline

The objective of this module is to gain an advanced understanding of key issues in the care of a person with dementia across the disease journey.

Module Content:

• Capacity Assessment, including triggers and domains
• Assisted Decision Making (informal and formal)
• Advanced Care planning
• Cultural Considerations in Dementia Care
• Enhancing Communication in Dementia Care
• Palliative and End of Life Care in Dementia
• Ethical Issues in Dementia Across the Disease Journey
• Transitions of Care - acute hospital and residential care
• Carer Support, including psycho-educational interventions
• Respite Concepts and Models
• Environmental Design and Community Activation
• Knowledge Transfer and Exchange

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Delineate the temporal progression and staging of dementia as it relates to prognostication and care planning
• Critically discuss the process of measuring decision-specific capacity in healthcare
• Reflect upon common ethical challenges in dementia care
• Explain the context and legislation around assisted decision making in Ireland
• Communicate effectively with people with dementia and their families to facilitate decision-making and care planning
• Critically appraise single and complex interventions to support the carer of a person with dementia
• Evaluate various models of respite and support for a person with dementia
• Present complex information relating to dementia in a simple, clear and concise way, suitable for a professional or lay audience

Additional Teaching Mode Information

• Teaching Method(s): 40 x 1hr(s) Lectures (Includes Group Discussions, Workshops and Directed Study, e-learning, and web seminars); 160 x 1hr(s) Other (Self-Directed Learning)
• A ten-credit module equates to 200-250 hours of learning, including approximately 40-50 hours of structured contact time

Practicalities

• Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 3,000 Word Essay 150 marks; oral presentation 50 marks)
• Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment
• Progression: CPD module credit towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia

Requirements

• Candidates must have:
  • A Primary Degree in a relevant health care discipline or an equivalent academic qualification and professional experience to be approved by the programme team
  • Ideally candidates should have at least one year's practical experience in their area of qualification post-registration
  • Applicants who do not meet the normal academic or experience requirements may also be considered following a review of their individual qualifications and experience by the Programme Team
• A relevant health care discipline includes but is not limited to medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, speech and hearing science, audiology, physiotherapy, psychology, and social studies
• Students, or applicants in receipt of an offer, taking certain modules will be subject to Garda Vetting as relevant
• If you are applying with Qualifications obtained outside Ireland and you wish to verify if you meet the minimum academic and English language requirements for this programme please see comparison table by country and for details of recognised English language tests

Fees and Costs

• The fee for this module is €1,080
• There is also a €35 application fee

How To Apply

• To apply for this module click the Apply Now button
• Once you have created your profile you can start your application by selecting the option below
• Gather any additional documents required (including a passport-style photo), copy of your degree parchment if not a previous UCC graduate
• The full module fee of €1,115 will be payable on submission of your application

Contact Details

• Christopher Walsh
• Siobhan Fox

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