Freedom: Fact or Fallacy

This learning package aims for you to:

• Examine what the concept of freedom means to us as individuals.

• Define what freedom may mean to a person living with a dementia.

• Explore the concept of malignant social psychology and how its different forms negatively impact upon the well-being of people.

• Identify the controlling actions and behaviours in your own care setting and how they are tolerated or challenged.

• Be able to challenge pre-conceived ideas about how people living with a dementia should behave.

• Identify actions we need to take in ourselves and with colleagues to enable people living with a dementia to live a life where they experience the freedom to be themselves.

How long does it take?

Duration: 3.5 hours

• The video presentation and debriefing questions will take approximately 1 hour.
• Reading and completing the question in the self-reflection exercise should take approximately 1 hour.
• Reading the journal articles and recording your reflective responses should take approximately 1.5 hours.