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Understanding dementia
This Open Badge is available to anybody working in social services who has used our Understanding Dementia eBook. To obtain the badge, you need to provide some evidence of what you have learned and how you used the eBook.
The app should 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.
You can use this learning towards the Dementia Skilled practice level. Find out more about the Promoting Excellence dementia learning framework.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- work through the Understanding Dementia eBook
- tell us about how using the eBook helped develop your knowledge and understanding of the topic
- tell us how you have or intend to apply this knowledge in your day to day practice.
You must hold the Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badge before you can apply for this one.
You will need to provide a two written statements, of about 100 words, on how using the eBook helped develop your learning and how you have or intend to put your learning into practice. You can provide your statements on the badge application form below or provide a link to your own blog/portfolio.
If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statements.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and children and young people services being provided by a trusted, skilled, confident and valued workforce.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge