Navigating dementia support: What good practice looks like
About the study day
In dementia support, good intentions alone are no longer enough. This powerful and thought-provoking study day challenges professionals to rethink what ‘good practice’ truly looks like for people living with a dementia. Navigating dementia support: What good practice really looks like explores the real impact of language, culture, environments, communication, and organisational systems on lived experience.
Rooted in evidence-informed, person-led practice, this course moves beyond task-focused care to explore dignity, autonomy, emotional wellbeing, meaningful living, and inclusive support. Through practical discussion, reflective learning, real-world case studies, and contemporary research, participants will leave with the confidence, insight, and tools needed to strengthen practice, challenge outdated approaches, and create more compassionate, enabling, and dementia-inclusive support across health and social care settings.
What you will learn:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the principles of person-led support and their application in practice.
- Identify indicators of unmet need and outline appropriate responses.
- Use effective communication strategies and inclusive language to promote positive interactions.
- Explain how environmental factors influence wellbeing and identify opportunities to enhance supportive environments.
- Identify approaches that enable and support meaningful living for people with dementia.
- Describe the relationship between rights, risk and ethical practice when supporting people with dementia.
Who is this study day for:
For professionals who support people living with dementia across a range of health and social care contexts.
This may include:
- Care home staff
- Nurses
- Allied health professionals
- Dementia practitioners
- Social workers
- Activity coordinators
- Team leaders and managers
- Housing providers
- Community support staff
- Students and educators
Study day details:
- Date: 30 September 2026
- Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Venue: Brain Health Learning Centre, Alzheimer Scotland National Centre, 69 North Gyle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 8JY
- Number of places: 25
- Cost: £125.00
Trainer: Dave Wilson-Wynne
Dave Wilson-Wynne is an award-winning dementia consultant, educator, and thought leader with over 19 years of experience across health and social care. He is a Senior Dementia Consultant at the University of Stirling and Director of Innovare Dementia Consultancy, where he supports organisations to translate evidence, policy, and innovation into meaningful improvements in practice.
Throughout his career, Dave has worked extensively across dementia care, ageing, practice development, quality improvement, safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, and workforce development. He is particularly recognised for his work promoting person-led approaches, human rights, inclusive terminology, and supporting organisations to move beyond task-focused models of care towards approaches that prioritise autonomy, choice, identity, and meaningful participation.
Registration and Payment Options
When registering for the study day, you can choose between two payment options to suit your needs:
Pay Now
Secure your place immediately by paying online at the time of booking. Payment can be made using a debit or credit card or PayPal.
You will receive a confirmation email and receipt straight away.
This is the quickest way to guarantee your place.
Pay by Invoice
Select this option if your organisation will be covering the cost. You will be asked to provide invoicing details during registration (e.g. organisation name, billing address, and purchase order number if required). An invoice will be issued to your organisation, and payment terms will be outlined on the invoice.
Your place will be confirmed once the invoice has been raised.
Training Cancellation Terms and Conditions
As a charity, we aim to keep our training accessible while ensuring we can cover the costs of delivery. Our cancellation terms are designed to be fair and transparent:
- Cancellations made 30 days or more before the training date will receive a full (100%) refund of the course fee.
- Cancellations made within 14 days of the training date will receive a 25% refund of the course fee.
- Cancellations made 7 days or less before the training date are not eligible for a refund, as costs will have already been incurred.
- All cancellations must be confirmed in writing to the Brain Health Learning Centre by email learning@alzscot.org
- Where possible, we are happy to accept substitute attendees at no additional cost – please get in touch with us in advance to arrange this.
We understand that circumstances can change unexpectedly and will always try to be as supportive as possible where we can.
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