Social care for young onset dementia: raising social workers’ awareness

This webinar taking place on Wednesday 15th October 2025 from 12.30-1.30pm will introduce a resource that has been co-produced to improve social workers’ understanding of young onset dementia, so that they are in a better position to respond effectively to those living with or supporting someone with the condition.

Social care includes support to help someone to live their life as fully as possible and maintain independence, dignity and control. Social workers are a key group, with a role in carrying out assessments of what people living with dementia and their carers need and advising on care plans to meet those needs. However, most social workers have little experience with young onset dementia and may not be aware of the way it affects people’s lives. One carer told us she had to advise the social worker, rather than the social worker being able to advise her.

In this webinar, Julie, a former social worker who lives with young onset dementia, will talk about her experiences of social care and the potential for improvement. Professor Jan Oyebode from the University of Bradford will provide findings from the DYNAMIC project on social workers’ awareness and experiences with young onset dementia.

The webinar will cover the process of co-production and the resulting co-produced resource, designed to help raise social workers’ awareness of the needs of people living with young onset dementia.