University of South Wales

1. DEMENTIA SUPPORTIVE
UNIVERSITIES: THEIR ROLE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES
KARYN DAVIES
SENIOR LECTURER. MH TEAM. USW
Karyn.davies@southwales.ac.uk

2. 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:

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. #USWDEM16

9. 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

10. THANK YOU
Karyn.davies@southwales.ac.uk