Overview

Welcome to Module 1:  Factors Influencing Dementia Care. 

In the following six weeks, you will learn about the following topics:

• Preface: Fundamental Differences Between Leadership and Management and a Leader and a Manager

Week 1

• Leadership In the Workplace
• Factors That Influence Leadership and Management Approach

(Application of Leadership Framework considering personal alignment with own beliefs, shared values, and stress minimisation and collaboration and support)

• Leadership Models
• Leadership Styles
• Leadership Skills 
• Essential Qualities: Values and Beliefs That Define Great Leadership
• Effective Modern Leadership
• Core Leadership Theories: Learning the Foundations of Leadership
• Improving your ability to resolve conflict

Week 2

• Factors that Influence Leadership and Management Approach

Continuation (Application of Leadership Framework considering personal alignment with own beliefs, shared values, and stress minimisation and collaboration and support)

• Ethical and Professional Behaviour
• Professional Boundaries
• Healthcare Legislation
• Workplace Culture
• Risk Management
• Wellness and Stress Management
• Enduring Power of Attorney

Week 3

• Dementia and its symptoms
• Forms of Dementia
• Dementia in New Zealand
• Economic costs
• Health System Costs
• Factors that impact Dementia Care in New Zealand
• Impact on access to Healthcare Services

Week 4

• Perceptions of Dementia in different Ethnic Communities
• Ethnicity and its impact on access to healthcare
• Strategies to address inequities in health

Week 5 

• Māori Health Model: Te Pae Māhutonga
• Autonomy
• The importance of the physical environment for people with Dementia
• Lifestyle goals

Week 6

• Societal interactions and outcomes
• Meaningful activities for people with Dementia
• Cultural identity and participation
• Community Leadership and Engagement