DEMENTIA SUPPORTIVE UNIVERSITIES: THEIR ROLE IN THE

COMMUNITY.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES

KARYN DAVIES SENIOR LECTURER. MH TEAM. USW

Karyn.davies@southwales.ac.uk

BACKGROUND/ DEMENTIA EDUCATION STRATEGY

• DRAFT EDUCATION STRATEGY CROSS FACULTY- EARLY DAYS

• REVIEW OF UNDER GRAD CONTENT- ALL FIELDS

• FOCUS ON A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AS OUTLINED:

WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA & CARERS

• DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGY- INPUT REQUIRED

• CLASSROOM- PRE / POST GRAD MODULES- POWERFUL

• INVOLVED WITH CONFERENCE– 2015 & 2016

• STORIES- PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL STORYTELLING-

COLLABORATION WITH CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

DEMENTIA FRIENDS AT USW

• INITIATIVE GENTLY INTRODUCED IN JAN 15

• OVER 800 FRIENDS SINCE- WILL BE 1,000 BY END OF 2016

• NOW HAVE OVER DEMENTIA CHAMPIONS – **6 ARE STUDENTS

• ALL UNDER GRAD NURSING STUDENTS BECOME FRIENDS BEFORE

GOING OUT ONTO FIRST CLINICAL PLACEMENT

• ACROSS FACULTY APPROACH

• **STUDENT PEER AWARENESS RAISING

DEMENTIA SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES

• DESIRE TO BECOME A DEMENTIA SUPPORTIVE A) SCHOOL B)

FACULTY C) ORGANISATION

• LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – KEEN TO DEVELOP &

STRENGTHEN LINKS- MANY STUDENTS (&STAFF) AFFECTED

• USW PART OF THE PONTYPRIDD GROUP- WHAT CAN USW GIVE

BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? IN WHAT WAYS CAN WE

STRENGTHEN THIS?

• INVOLVED WITH #DAW16

• RECOGNITION AWARD FROM AS IN SEPT 16

DEMENTIA CONFERENCE

• VERY SUCCESSFUL INAUGARAL EVENT ON 3RD SEPTEMBER 2015 AT

CAERLEON CAMPUS- 150 DELEGATES

• 2ND EVENT WILL BE ON 14TH SEPTEMBER 2016 AT TREFOREST

#USWDEM16

HIGHER EDUCATION DEMENTIA NETWORK (HEDN)

• UK WIDE ACADEMIC NETWORK- ATTENDANCE SINCE 2015

• DEVELOPING & STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC LINKS- DEMENTIA

FOCUS

• HOSTING THE FIRST HEDN MEETING IN WALES- JULY 5TH 2016

THANK YOU

Karyn.davies@southwales.ac.uk