Developing the LivDem facilitator training programme

痴呆症患者，(我们的受益人)经常难以接受和适应他们的诊断。这可能会对痴呆症患者的生活质量产生负面影响。卫生和社区工作人员(我们的用户)往往缺乏培训和资源，无法最好地支持有这种情绪调整的人。我们开发了诊断后生活良好痴呆症(LivDem)课程-这是一个由卫生和社区工作人员提供的为期八周的循证课程，提供一个安全、结构化的空间，支持人们谈论和适应他们的诊断。UWE团队提供LivDEM辅导员培训计划，以教授和支持国内外的卫生和社区工作者提供课程。该方案包括每周4×2小时的在线会议、一个小时的后续支持会议、访问LivDem网站、定期通讯和持续的咨询支持。我们需要找到一种可持续的办法，继续提供培训方案和能力，以跟上对培训的需求。据预测，到2040年，英格兰和威尔士的痴呆症患者人数将达到170万，我们希望找到一种解决方案，使更多的卫生和社区工作者能够接受培训，开设LivDEM课程。ARC加速资金将使我们能够探索潜在的解决方案，以解决我们的客户和用户的这个问题。该方案将为我们提供商业和创业方面亟需的新技能和知识。在该计划期间，我们将与NHS和非NHS服务的主要利益相关者接触，以发展我们的创业想法；由社会企业主办或授权给培训公司的“培训培训者模式”。我们还将与提供培训课程的其他大学的同事交谈，学习他们的经验。

People living with dementia, (our beneficiaries) often struggle to come to terms with and adjust to their diagnosis. This can impact negatively on quality of life for people living with dementia. Health and community workers (our users) often lack the training and resources to best support people with this emotional adjustment.We have developed the Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) post-diagnostic course - an evidenced based eight week course delivered by health and community workers to provide a safe, structured space to support people to talk about and adjust to their diagnosis. The UWE team provide a LivDem facilitator training programme to teach and support health and community workers at home and abroad to deliver the course. The programme consists of 4 x 2 hour weekly online sessions, a follow up hour support session, access to the LivDem website, regular newsletter and ongoing consultancy support. We need to find a sustainable approach to continue providing the training programme and the capacity to keep up with demand for the training. As the number of people living with dementia is projected to be 1.7 million in England and Wales by 2040, we want to find a solution that will enable more health and community workers to be trained to deliver the LivDem course. ARC Accelerate funding will allow us to explore the potential solutions to address this problem with our customers and users. The programme will provide us with much needed new skills and knowledge in business and entrepreneurship. During the programme we will engage with our key stakeholders both in NHS and non-NHS services to develop our venture idea; a 'train-the-trainer model hosted by a social enterprise or licenced to a training company. We will also talk with colleagues in other universities who provide training programmes to learn from their experiences.