D79 STrAtegies for RelaTives (START) 130525Info Location Attendee Categories Contact More Info Event Information
DescriptionThis course is for non-clinically qualified staff (e.g. assistant psychologists, dementia workers) supporting family carers of people with dementia, or qualified psychologists/service managers who want training to set up, deliver or oversee START delivery in their service/organisation. The course includes: 1 full day training session including 6 hours of training delivered by UCL clinical team on the 13th May 2025. 4 x 2-hour accreditation sessions delivered over 1.5 days by UCL clinical team on the 19th and 20th of May 2025. + Course and delivery materials. Note: Staff intending to deliver START sessions are advised to sign up to the entire course (training + accreditation sessions). Senior qualified/service managers staff may wish to join the training session only. Please see the "More Information Tab" or the link below https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/research/mental-health-older-people/projects/start
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Attendee Categories1) Initial 1 Full Day Training Session.
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More InformationSTrAtegies for RelaTives (START) is an intervention for informal/unpaid carers of people with dementia: -Aimed at reducing anxiety and depression -Delivered in eight-sessions -Which promotes strategies for coping with caring for a family member with dementia -Carers gain personalised strategies -START facilitators are trained graduates, supervised by an experienced clinical psychologist
START is clinically effective at reducing dementia carers’ anxiety and depressive symptoms (Livingston G et al. 2013 BMJ 347:f6276 ; Livingston G et al. 2014 Lancet Psychiatry 1(7):539-48), cost-neutral and cost-effective for both carers and patients, and in line with NICE guidance. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/research/mental-health-older-people/projects/start | |||||||||||||||
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