Training dates and booking
Training programme overview
The House of Memories is a museum dementia awareness training programme developed and delivered by National Museums Liverpool. You can read more about the success of the first phase of the scheme in the evaluation report| (pdf) or watch a video| to find out more.
The training centres on the fantastic objects, archives and life stories, held within National Museums Liverpool. It aims to provide social care staff (in care home and home care settings) with new skills and resources to share with people living with dementia, that will positively contribute to their wellbeing and quality of life, and offer potential alternatives to medication.
New dates for 2013
Workshops at the Museum of Liverpool are available on the following dates for the next phase of training:
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29, 30 October 2013
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5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27 November 2013
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3, 4 December 2013
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21, 22, 28, 29 January 2014
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4, 5, 11, 12 February 2014
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4, 5 March 2014
Email learning@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk| or phone 0151 478 4240 to book your free place on one of these workshop dates.
The training programme is a whole day workshop session. There is no charge for this training. It is aimed at those working in Merseyside to support people living with dementia and their carers, to live well. This includes health and social care staff as well as others who work in public facing services, for example housing, welfare rights, library and leisure services, public transport etc.
House of Memories training outcomes
Participants are encouraged to:
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access a wide range of practical skills and knowledge to develop their practice;
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understand how information about a person’s family history and personality can be used to support an individual to live well with dementia;
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communicate with an individual using a range of cultural and arts based methods to stimulate positive interactions;
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help individuals living with dementia enjoy life and make a positive contribution towards re-building self esteem and confidence;
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provide a safe and secure environment for older people living with dementia in a museum and/or care setting;
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involve carers and extended family to support individuals living with dementia, through shared creative activity;
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connect with the National Museums Liverpool elder care programmes;
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measure individual achievement aligned to the new Skills for Care (QCF) training strands.
During the second phase of training we held 20 training dates at the Museum of Liverpool between October 2012 and March 2013, supported by Liverpool Primary Care Trust.
In 2013 we also extended the House of Memories training programme to other venues in the North, in collaboration with local cultural partners and with support from the Department of Health. This included workshops at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Bury Art Museum and Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.