This resource will help and support you to undertake the Modern Apprenticeship in Social Service and Health Care (SSH) – Level 2. Core skills contribute to employability and are a component of Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland.

The guidance is designed to support you to use Dementia Skilled – Improving Practice effectively, as a learner or as someone who supports the learning of others. The Dementia Skilled practice level is defined in Promoting Excellence as the level of knowledge and skills required by those workers who have ‘direct and/or substantial contact with people with dementia, their families and carers

This resource will help and support you to undertake the Modern Apprenticeships in Social Services and Health Care (SSH). Core skills contribute to employability and are a component of Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland.

If you have regular contact with people who are living with dementia then this resource is worth looking at. It will provide you with a path to better understanding how social and emotional needs impact on well-being for people with dementia.

This resource will help you feel more confident when working with people with dementia. With the right knowledge, you will be more informed and better placed to understand what life is like for the person with dementia and how to improve the quality of that life

This resource will help you to understand what we mean by stress and distress, identify the factors which can contribute to people with dementia feeling stressed or/and distressed and improve your skills in working with people who experience this.