Care assistants under section 53b SGB XI: self-study course on activation, biography work, dementia, music and movement – with the legal framework and clear limits.
Online self-study course for additional care assistants (zusätzliche Betreuungskräfte) in full and part-inpatient care homes (nursing home, short-term, day and night care) as well as everyday companions and anyone interested who wishes to deepen their practical knowledge of activation and engagement. – 8 modules, approx. 8 hours, at your own pace, with confirmation of participation after working through all modules. Sources in APA 7, legal position September 2026.
The modules:
- Role and stance: What defines additional care assistants
- Legal framework: sections 43b, 53b SGB XI and the care assistant guidelines
- Biography work: Life story as the key to care and support
- Communication and relationships – including in dementia
- Planning one-to-one and group activities, shaping everyday life together
- Movement, sensory work and music in activation
- Activation in dementia and challenging behaviour
- Limits of the role, teamwork and self-reflection
📘 Specialist knowledge on the topic: Additional care assistants: tasks, law, limits
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.