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Music Helps (UK) is a free online training course designed for a multicultural UK audience and available to caregivers who are looking to learn how to use music in the care they provide to people living with dementia.
Course details:
5 Chapters
34 Teaching videos
10 Interviews with caregivers
4 Interactive games
1 Digital certificate
Take a look at a summary of the chapters’ contents.
Who should sign up?
Anyone working with, or supporting, people living with dementia, including care home staff, homecare providers, family members, volunteers, activity leaders, visiting musicians etc. No prior musical skills are necessary.
"It's been a fantastic course, easy to follow and I have enjoyed completing the tasks."
Music Helps (UK) Participant
"I've learnt new ways of using music for my clients... I've introduced a harmonica and she seems to love the sound of it. I started singing while the client hummed along and now she has been remembering the words and adding them verbally along while singing. Thank you for allowing me to make a change in their lives."
Music Helps Participant
We are grateful to Katarina Lindblad and Demenscentrum for their generosity in allowing us to build on the fantastic example of their ‘Mötas i Musik’ course, from which Music Helps was inspired, and to Kshetra Assisted Living by Heritage Eldercare Services, with whom Music Helps was originally created in collaboration.