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Be able to involve carers and others in supporting individuals with dementia

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In this tutorial you will learn:

How the experience of an individual’s dementia may impact on carers
About involving carers and others in the care planning cycle
How conflicts of interests are managed between the carer and an individual with dementia

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‘Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers’ from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
‘The carer's assessment: support for carers’ from the Alzheimer's Society.
‘Carers: looking after yourself’ from the Alzheimer's Society.
‘Care planning, involvement and person-centred care’ from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
‘Dealing with concerns from people who use care services’ from the SCIE
‘Working alongside carers of people with dementia’ from the SCIE
‘Making decisions for a person with dementia who lacks mental capacity’ by the Alzheimer’s Society

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