Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care Practitioner

This course is designed to provide intensive professional development training in the areas of Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia.  In doing this, caregivers, staff (and those supporting the health care industry), correctional facilities and first responder entities will be well trained to provide appropriate, competent, and sensitive direct care and support for the Alzheimer and Dementia patients. Students will also learn alternative activity interventions that are success-oriented and failure-free. Students will gain the ability to have a better understanding of Alzheimer's and Dementia, learn how to identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive, and sundowning behaviors in adults, describe behavioral and care interventions that may be used to prevent or reduce difficult care situations, describe challenges related to caregiver stress and utilize stress reduction techniques.  Healthcare professionals holding either licensure or certification in a healthcare-related profession will qualify to become a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP®) through NCCDP (National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners)

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No classes currently scheduled.  Please contact us for questions regarding this course.

 

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Hospitals

Memory Care facilities

Senior Living residences

Long Term Care facilities

Nursing Homes

Rehabilitation Centers

Home Health companies

Hospice providers

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972-985-3761 or CEHealthCare@collin.edu