RDS Canada provides rich and varied learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from a range of disciplines such as social work, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, medicine, business, fine arts and others.
During their time with us students will have an opportunity to learn more about:
dementia, with an emphasis on rare and young onset dementia
government policy specific to health and public health, aging, diversity and accessibility
the structure of health and social care and support for people living with dementia and their families
relationship building skills
individual, couple, and family support assessment and supportive counselling skills
group work skills
advocacy skills
development and delivery of educational and public awareness tools
program evaluation and research skills
record keeping
cross-national support delivery
For further information on clinical or field education and experiential learning opportunities, please email rdscanada@nipissingu.ca
