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Clare Mason

Assistant Professor

Area
Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
Faculty of Health Studies
E-mail
C.Mason3@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
+441274236562
Clare Mason
13 publications

Biography

I joined the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies in 2014 as a Dementia Care Trainer.  I am also the Experts by Experience Lead in the Centre (Patient & Public Involvement), working with people living with dementia and their families who  work with us  in dementia training, research and eduction.
I deliver all aspects of dementia care training to staff from dementia care homes, hospitals, hospices and other areas of the care workforce.  I also work with Experts by Experience to create, review and deliver the content of our training.
I also deliver training in two observational framework tools, Dementia Care Mapping and SOFI (Short Observational Framework for Inspection) and teach on modules within Faculty of Health Studies, such as Radiography, Physiotherapy and core skills.
I am also a facilitator of the Faculty of Health Interprofessional Education days.
Prior to joining the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, I was Dementia Support Manager and UK Dementia Trainer for Alzheimer's Society, based in Bradford.  There I managed the Dementia Advisor and Dementia Support Worker teams.
I also lead the Pathways Young Onset Dementia support group as a volunteer.

Research

Care Homes 
Young onset dementia
end of life/palliative care in dementia
communication

Teaching

Dementia Care Mapping
Person Centred Dementia Care
Redefining Challenging Behaviour

Publications

  • Language about people with dementia

    Mason, C., Andrews, M., Ferguson, R., Bingham, J., , Batchelor, A., King, G., Davies, T., Hayden, J., Mitchell, W., (2023) A Critical History of Dementia Studies. Routledge.

  • The impact of Covid-19 on the dementia workforce: lessons for social care

    Andrea Capstick, Ana Barbosa, Justin Mazotta, Beulah Shadrache, Clare Mason (2022) International Practitioner Health Summit 2022: The Wounded Healer.

  • Heroes work here!” – Photographic testimonies from staff working in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Ana Barbosa, Annette Berdnt, Clare Mason, Giorgia Previdoli and Andrea Capstick (2022) International Practitioner Health Summit 2022: The Wounded Healer.

  • Impact of a dementia training on staff competence and confidence to care

    Barbosa, A., Mason, C., Collins, L. (2020) Dementia UK.

  • Sense of competence and confidence of care home staff following a dementia training course

    Barbosa, A., Mason, C., Collins, L. (2021) Journal of Dementia Care.