Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the CST Facilitators Course

    • Introduction to the Course
    • The CST Facilitators Facebook Group
    • Who are Memory Matters?
    • The CST Manuals
  • 2

    Introduction to CST

    • What is CST?
    • How was CST developed?
    • CST Timeline
  • 3

    CST Session Structure

    • Structure of a CST Session
    • How to Create a Reality Orientation Board
    • How to Complete a Word Warm Up
  • 4

    CST Group Examples

    • Reality Orientation Board - Group Example
    • Word Warm Up - Group Example
    • Group Song - Group Example
  • 5

    CST Research

    • The Original Trial Research
    • Original Trial Quiz
    • Maintenance CST and iCST Research
    • mCST and iCST Quiz
    • Qualitative Research
    • Qualitative Research Quiz
    • Cost Effectiveness Analysis
    • Cost Effectiveness Quiz
    • Further Research Studies
  • 6

    The Session Topics

    • 14 Session Topic Examples
    • Famous Faces Exercise
  • 7

    Key Principles in CST

    • Key Principles
  • 8

    Session Planning

    • How to Plan a CST Session
    • Session Plan Example
    • Session Plan Template
  • 9

    CST Considerations

    • Considerations
    • Peer Observations
    • What Makes a Good Facilitator
    • Facilitator Checklist
    • Referral Criteria
  • 10

    Evaluating CST Sessions

    • Mood Interest Communication Engagement (MICE) - Evaluation Form
    • Quality of Life in Alzheimers Disease (QOL AD) - Evaluation Form
    • Carers Assessment of Difficulties Index (CADI) - Evaluation Form
    • Pre and Post Smiley Face Scoring - Evaluation Form
  • 11

    Congratulations and Thank you

    • Thank You