Advanced Care in Dementia MSc  Advanced Care in Dementia MSc King's College London ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1564036602king-college-london.jpg

PURPOSE The MSc Advanced Care in Dementia aims to develop practitioners with the knowledge base, abilities and competencies, which will enable them to deliver high quality patient and client care. In completing the programme students will be able to: ? Advance practice within a framework of governance ? Evaluate and implement evidence-based practice, identifying where further research is needed ? Critically evaluate approaches and methods to assess and manage complex and unpredictable situations, utilising relevant theory. This programme is of interest to nurses, residential and domiciliary care workers, managers and supervisors, doctors (including General Practitioner?s) social workers, healthcare assistants and other nursing assistantsauxiliaries, assistant practitioners, and auxiliary health professionals such as psychologists, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and physiotherapists who wish to pursue or further develop a career in dementia care. DESCRIPTION Learning will be through five compulsory taught modules consisting of tutorials, workshops & e-learning and a dissertation based on a research project. Students will learn how to identify and critically evaluate the growing body of research evidence to inform and develop best dementia care practice using a person-centred approach. Students will gain practical and theoretical experience in a wide spectrum of research methodologies and learn to critically analyse and reflect on evidence relevant to dementia care. Graduates will develop skills to manage and deliver research independently in a clinical setting and to identify and implement changes based on research evidence within a clinical setting. STRUCTURE OVERVIEW Core programme content: Principle Methods of Healthcare Research Clinical Science of Dementia Evidence-based Decision Making in Health Care Care in Dementia Leadership & Change in Dementia Care Dissertation in Dementia Care Research FORMAT AND ASSESSMENT Assessment methods include: essay case summary group presentation reflective summary report on-line task portfolio dissertation.