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About professional training
The Alzheimer's Association is committed to helping professionals improve their knowledge and skills, build stronger teams and deliver better care to people with dementia and their families. Our training and education programs are geared to professionals working in both community-based and residential care settings.
Our programs and meetings have been attended by activity professionals, administrators, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers and staff trainers. Many of our programs offer CEUs.
Training programs
Foundations of Dementia Care
Foundations of Dementia Care is a training program designed specifically for staff working in assisted living residences and nursing homes. Care professionals are encouraged to register new employees or those in need of continuing education. The 6-hour training meets state requirements for mandatory education. Cost is $35 per person and includes a Certificate of Aattendance upon completion. Facilities or organizations who send 10 or more persons will only be charged $10 per person. Minimum of 10 participants is required to receive the fantastic discount.
Upcoming trainings will take place:
Wednesday, December 2nd at the Marion Public Library in the Lowe Meeting Room A, located at 1095 6th Avenue in Marion. This training occurs from 10:00am - 4:30pm.
Click here for more information. To register, please call 800.272.3900.
The Foundations of Dementia Care interactive training schedule features:
About Dementia
Provides participants with a definition of dementia and its impact on a person's ability to function. Including Dementia Basics, Improving Communication and Understanding Behavior.
Enhancing Mealtime
Teaches staff the importance of proper nutrition and approaches for challenging mealtime situations.
Understanding Wandering
Teaches staff to identify why wandering occurs, to identify situations that may lead to wandering, and to apply strategies that promote safe wandering while preventing unsafe wandering
Making Connections
Describes the social needs of residents and provides tools and techniques for ways to have meaningful interactions with residents.
Law Enforcement Training: "Approaching Alzheimer's - Make Your First Response the Right Response."
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease and 70 percent of thm live at home in the community. To help protect these individuals, the Alzheimer's Association has creating "Approaching Alzheimer's: Make your first response the right response." This outreach and training program, designed with nd for law enforcement officers, paramedics, fire fighters, disaster relief personnel and other first responders, provides strategies for workig with people who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
The subjects covered in the training include: Wandering, Unsafe Driving/Shoplifting/Unsafe Guns, Abuse & Neglect and Disaster Response, and can be offered in 15 minute or 30-45 minute segments. A highlight of the program is a DVD featuring actual first responders portraying scenarios based on previous encounterswith citizens with dementia.
For more information or to schedule a training contact us at 1.800.272.3900.
Web-based training programs
CARES: A Dementia Caregiving Approach
The CARES training program is a 10-module (10-hour) online dementia care training program for CNAs, supervisors, nurses, social workers, administrators, and other direct-care workers. It features hundreds of videos of real residents, CNAs, and staff members and has been hailed as the “best on-line training program of any kind I’ve ever been a part of” by multiple users. Topics include:
- Meet Clara Jones
- Introduction to Dementia
- Understanding Resident Behaviors as Communication
- The CARES Approach
- Making a connection with the Resident
- Eating Well
- Recognizing Pain
- Minimizing Falls
- Rethinking Wandering
- Restraints
For a description of the modules, pricing plans and a free demo, click here. Organizations can receive a 15% discount by using the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa Chapter code, ALZ073, in the discount code box when ordering CARES training online.
Learn how our web based training meets Iowa's dementia training requirements. Click here
Dementia Care Training for Team Leaders
This program provides guidance for those who supervise others involved in the care of people with dementia: nurses, unit coordinators, administrators, activity directors or others in leadership positions. After this training you will be able to:
- Identify and implement methods to facilitate teamwork.
- Select and use improved communication and supervisory practices.
- Identify techniques and deliver meaningful feedback to members of your team.
- Recognize and create an environment that motivates staff.
Seminars and conferences
