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Psychologists

Dementia-informed psychological training for ethical, compassionate, real-world practice.

Dementia Changes the Therapeutic Frame—Are We Trained for It?

Psychologists increasingly encounter:
  • Clients with early cognitive change
  • Families coping with dementia diagnosis
  • Caregivers experiencing chronic stress and grief
  • Emotional distress intertwined with neurological decline
Yet many psychology programmes offer limited training in:
  • Dementia-specific psychological impact
  • Therapeutic adaptation for cognitive change
  • Family systems under progressive illness
  • Ambiguous loss and caregiver burnout
This training bridges that gap.
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Who This Training Is For

This programme is designed for:
  • Clinical and counselling psychologists
  • Psychology interns and trainees
  • Mental health professionals in hospitals, clinics, or community settings
  • Psychologists supporting older adults, caregivers, or families
Whether you are new to dementia work or looking to deepen your competence, this training meets you at your professional level.

What You’ll Learn

🧠 Dementia Fundamentals for Psychologists

  • Types of dementia and cognitive profiles
  • Neuropsychological vs emotional symptoms
  • What therapy can—and cannot—change

💬 Adapting Therapy for Cognitive Change

  • Modifying therapeutic goals and expectations
  • Working with reduced insight, memory, and language
  • When to shift from insight-oriented to support-oriented care

❤️ Caregiver Psychology & Mental Health

  • Caregiver stress, burnout, and moral distress
  • Guilt, resentment, and chronic grief
  • Supporting caregiver identity and boundaries

👥 Family Systems & Dementia

  • Role shifts and family conflict
  • Supporting families through diagnosis and progression
  • Facilitating shared understanding and communication

⚖️ Ethics, Capacity & Decision-Making

  • Consent and capacity considerations
  • Psychological support during assessments
  • Navigating autonomy, safety, and best interests

Working Alongside Memory Clinics & Medical Teams

This training supports psychologists to:
  • Work alongside memory clinics and assessment teams
  • Support clients emotionally before and after diagnosis
  • Help families process assessment outcomes
  • Provide continuity of psychological care across stages
Psychologists play a crucial role in meaning-making, adjustment, and emotional containment—this training strengthens that role.

Training Format & Delivery

FormatDurationMode
Interactive workshops
Case-based discussion
Reflective practice
Real-world scenarios		 Modular or single-session formats
Suitable for CPD / continuing education		 In-person, online, or blended options
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What Makes This Training Different

This is not dementia theory repackaged.

What Makes This Training Different

This is not dementia theory repackaged.
This training is:
  • Clinically grounded
  • Emotionally informed
  • Ethically reflective
  • Designed for real practice, not ideal conditions
It acknowledges:
  • Therapeutic limitations
  • Emotional load on clinicians
  • Complexity of progressive neurological illness
  • And supports psychologists to work with integrity, clarity, and compassion.

Outcomes for Psychologists

Participants will:
  • Feel more confident working with dementia-affected clients
  • Adapt therapy effectively for cognitive change
  • Support caregivers with greater depth and clarity
  • Navigate ethical and emotional complexity more comfortably
  • Integrate dementia-informed practice into existing frameworks
Certificates of completion available for professional documentation.
  • Dementia challenges many traditional therapeutic assumptions.
  • Psychologists trained to work with cognitive change—not against it—offer deeper, safer, and more ethical support. This training helps you do exactly that.
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