Dementia Care Training
Learn a positive approach to dementia care, create an inclusive and engaging environment for all, experience what it might feel like to have dementia, learn U-FIRST principles, and decrease violence in the workplace with DCT 101 and 102.
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What is Dementia Care Training?
The Dementia Care Training program provides comprehensive education for healthcare providers about best practices in dementia care. Learn the theory and practice of U-First!®, PIECES™, Positive Approach to Care®, DementiAbility, and LGBTQ2S+ perspectives.
In-person and virtual training options are available.
The program is composed of two courses:
- Dementia Care Training 101
- Dementia Care Training 102
Course Overview
Each course will provide and enhance your knowledge and awareness of dementia, increase your effective communication strategies, and allow you to practice hands-on skills which will enable you to provide quality care for persons with dementia. Learners will receive a workbook, U-FIRST! wheel, e-handouts and access to additional resources on the U-FIRST! website.
DCT 101
By the end of this session, learners will be able to:
1. Utilize U-FIRST principles to effectively understand responsive behaviors
2. Understand the basics of Positive Approach to Care: Hand-under-Hand™ techniques
3. Identify an individual’s progression using Teepa Snow’s GEMS™ Framework.
4. Increase effective communication strategies for person-centered care
5. Describe signs, symptoms and biomedical effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
6. Understand how one experiences dementia via Virtual Dementia Tour.
A certificate will be provided at the end of day two.
Upcoming sessions can be found on our Eventbrite page.
Cost: $300
DCT 102
*DCT 101 is a pre-requisite for DCT 102
By the end of this session, learners will be able to:
- Apply Positive Approach to Care: Hand under Hand™ techniques to caregiving tasks
- Apply U-FIRST principles and PAC skills to client case consultations
- Utilize Montessori’s DementiAbility methods
- Develop an awareness of LGBTQ guidelines for long-term care
- Understand the importance of self-care within the healthcare industry
A certificate will be provided at the end of day two.
Upcoming sessions can be found on our Eventbrite page.
Cost: $300
*Official receipts will be sent directly via the Eventbrite confirmation email.
For more information, please contact us at 902-628-2257 or [email protected].