Dementia Australia - D-Esc

D-Esc is VR training for a behavioural emergency.

This immersive workshop is designed to support caregivers and healthcare professionals who work with people living with dementia, enabling them to de-escalate safely following a behavioural emergency. With use of an experiential VR program, care staff can practice de-escalation skills in a safe and controlled simulation environment, providing participants with an opportunity to learn and apply de-escalation techniques and communication strategies, while seeing the real-time outcome of their decisions.

At completion participants will be more confident in being able to:

• Recognise emotional and physical signs of escalation

• Understand how increased stress impacts a person with dementia

• Apply person-centred de-escalation skills