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Person-Centered Dementia Care
Transforming Quality Dementia Care
High quality training drives the transformation of quality care. Research (such as the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations) shows that high-quality dementia care training can lead to an improvement in communication between caregivers and individuals living with dementia, a reduction in dementia-related behaviors, and an increase in job satisfaction for staff.Attention Connecticut Professionals!
This program is open to professionals working only in the state of Connecticut due to funding received from Building our Largest Dementia Infrastucture (BOLD) grant through the Connecticut Department of Public Health.Please email your name, title and organization to ctchapter@alz.org receive registration instructions.
Questions regarding this program can be referred to ctchapter@alz.org.
Curriculum
Our training includes...- Nationally recognized peer-reviewed, evidence-based person-centered care approach from the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations.
- Eligibility to purchase the Alzheimer's Association essentiALZ® certification for staff
Module topics:
- Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Caring for the Person
- Person-Centered Care Model: Habilitation Therapy
- Person-Centered Assessment: Knowing the Individual
- Communication Skills: Creating a Positive Social Environment
- The Physical Environment Makes a Difference
- Approach to Personal Care: Knowing the Person
- Activity Based Person-Centered Care
- Behavior as Communication: Understanding and Responding
- Supporting Families and Caring for Ourselves
Why Get Trained?
- To become eligible to purchase the Alzheimer's Association essentiALZ® certification for staff
- Learn evidence-informed person-centered best practices of care
- Cost-effective and sustainable approach to train direct care staff
- Cost includes a training manual, PowerPoint, role play exercises, handouts and group discussions.
CEUs
Participants must attend the full duration of both sessions and complete the post-test/evaluation to be eligible for nursing contact hours, Activity Professional clock hours or Social Work continuing education credits. Partial credit will not be awarded.Nursing: 6.5 Contact Hours
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Activity Professionals: 5.0 Clock Hours
This course has been approved for 5 clock hours of continuing education by The National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP). Approval number NCCAP500213-27.
Social Workers: 7.0 Continuing Education Credits (CEC’s)
This program has been approved for Continuing Education Credit Hours by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for CT Social Work Licensure renewal.
*Approval also meets the continuing education criteria for CT LMSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, and licensed psychologists.
FAQs
Use of Curriculum
Who is approved to use and teach this curriculum?By attending this training program you are approved to use the training materials to teach staff within your agency/company the person-centered Habilitation Therapy approach to dementia care. Only individuals who complete the Alzheimer’s Association presented Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Habilitation Therapy Training Curriculum training program are approved trainers of this curriculum. Trainers are not allowed to share training materials or the training protected materials folder with those who are not trained by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Who should I teach using this curriculum?
This curriculum is designed to teach care providers evidence informed, person centered hands-on dementia care approaches, for those working in community based or residential care. You are permitted to train any staff within your program, agency or health system. You must provide your learners with confirmation of successful completion of the training program. (Note: Certificate template is included in the training protected materials folder.)
Can I act as the Trainer for other Trainers?
No. Only the Alzheimer’s Association can train trainers for this program.
Can I charge a fee for this curriculum?
No. This program is designed for trainers to teach their direct care staff with no fee attached. If you have further questions contact your local Alzheimer’s Association Chapter.
How can my organization communicate that we are using a recognized training by the Alzheimer's Association?
Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Habilitation Therapy Training Curriculum is a professional training program by the Alzheimer’s Association® which successfully incorporates the evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations in the following topic areas: Alzheimer’s and dementia, person-centered care, assessment and care planning, activities of daily living, and behaviors and communication.
Providers who purchase and train their staff with Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Habilitation Therapy Training Curriculum are eligible to purchase the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ® certification and will receive an approved statement of recognition from the Alzheimer’s Association that references the opportunity for staff to become certified in essentiALZ. For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ® certification visit alz.org/essentialz.
Does my certification as a trainer expire?
Not at this time. Trainers will be notified if this policy changes.