{"id":2176,"date":"2026-07-30T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/learn-more-about-namaste-care\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:30:00","slug":"learn-more-about-namaste-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askneurology.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/learn-more-about-namaste-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn more about Namaste Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve talked about our Namaste Care short course in a few previous blog posts (see <a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2025\/04\/24\/short-courses\/\">Short courses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2025\/02\/13\/namaste-care-course-what-next\/\">Namaste Care course \u2013 what next?<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/27\/exciting-new-namaste-care-project\/\">Exciting new Namaste Care project<\/a>), and are pleased to say that we\u2019ve now run it five times. We\u2019ve got a new iteration of the course starting in late August, so we thought we\u2019d better let you know about it!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a fully online 10-week course covering different aspects of Namaste Care, and it contains various activities for participants to work through in their own time before bringing everyone together once a fortnight to discuss what they\u2019ve learned, and whether they\u2019ve managed to put their learning into practice between sessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course has been well received by previous participants, helping them to understand more about how to provide Namaste Care, as well as sharing \u201cuseful knowledge and practical ideas\u201d for participants to incorporate into their own practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this sounds like the sort of course you\u2019d be interested in, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/adsdementiablog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nc-flyer-v5-2026-27.pdf\">have a look at our flyer<\/a> to find out more and contact us at <a href=\"mailto:dementia@worc.ac.uk\">dementia@worc.ac.uk<\/a> to register your interest or book a place. If you can\u2019t make the August course, still get in touch and we\u2019ll let you know future dates as they are organised. We\u2019re also open to facilitating a course specifically for an organisation if you\u2019ve got a group of staff who want to attend, so plenty of options are available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe we\u2019ll see some of you on the next course\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with ADS on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adsuow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/dementiastudies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@dementiastudies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/association-for-dementia-studies-uow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/dementiastudies.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dementiastudies?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve talked about our Namaste Care short course in a few previous blog posts (see Short courses, Namaste Care course 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