Caring from the Heart: Connecting Through Emotion-Based Dementia Care

The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Ontario CLRI) enhance quality of care and living for residents across the province. Our Learning Division develops, delivers and evaluates educational resources and programs to train the current and future long-term care (LTC) workforce.

Type of Recognition

Completion-Based Certificate

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this microcredential, learners will be able to:

• Recognize and respond to emotions.
• Use mindfulness, presence, and heart-based emotional regulation techniques.
• Communicate with compassion and clarity.
• Reflect on your own practice and engage in team reflection.

Course Content

• Narrative videos
• Podcasts and reflective prompts
• Clinical simulations  
• Evidence-based relational tools
• Mindfulness and heart-based regulation practices 
• Knowledge checks and applied scenarios

Learning Experience(s) & Activities

Self-paced e-learning certificate featuring: :

• A four-hour asynchronous learning experience.
• Completed in a structured series of 20 to 30-minute modules.
• Experience cinematic storytelling across ten countries.

Assessment

This is a Completion-Based Certificate. Learners must complete the content and answer all multiple-choice questions in the required lessons to successfully complete this course. There are two optional lessons that are not required to earn your certificate but provide additional practice opportunities.

Estimated Learning Effort

4 Hours