Seminars and Certifications

Health Care Professionals, Front Line Staff, First Responders, Correctional Personnel and Trainers, Educators, Government Personnel, Association Staff, Clergy, Support Group Leaders, Elder Care Attorneys, Mobile Dentistry and Hygienist, Ancillary Companies, etc.,

ADDC Seminars 

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar (ADDC) - required for CDP Certification for those who qualify for CDP certification.

Other Seminars offered

• Intro to the Montessori Concept in Dementia Care
• Therapeutic Intentions of Environments in Dementia Care
• Managing Moments of Lucidity in Dementia
• Sprucing Up For The Holidays: A Toolkit for Professionals and Families
• Back to Basics: What's In Your Recreation Toolbox
• Making Sense of Sensory Programs
• Art As A Mode of Communication In Dementia
• Ethical Dilemmas for Caregivers in Dementia Care
• Practical Ways To Involve All Staff With Activities In Memory Care
• Creating A Winning Volunteer Program
• Best Practices And Innovation In The Dementia Care World
• Person Centered Approach to Evaluating and Implementing Quality Programs
• A "Roadmap" to Enhancing Communication
• Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Dementia Behaviors
• Practical Suggestions To Implement a "Whole Team" Approach to Programs & Activities
• Caregiving For The Caregiver
• Life Review: Techniques for Clients & Caregivers
• Depression & Suicide In The Elderly
• There's Always a Way - Activities for Residents of All Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
• Practical Ways To Involve All Staff With Activities In Memory Care
• I Want To Go Home - Communication Strategies for Memory Care
• Brain Health Basics  
• Engaging, Dynamic, & Interactive Virtual Family Visits 
• Maintaining Caregiver Resiliency During the Covid-Era
• CADDCT® Certified Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer® course
• CDCM® Certified Dementia Care Managers® (Dementia Unit Managers) seminar
• CPCHCP® Certified Personal Care Home Care Professional® seminar
• CDSGF® Certified Dementia Support Group Facilitator® seminar
• CFRDT® Certified First Responder Dementia Trainer® seminar
• CFR-DT® Certified First Responder-Dementia Trained® seminar
• CCPDT® Certified Correctional Personnel Dementia Trainer® seminar
• CDTCP® Certified Dementia Trained Correctional Personnel ®seminar
• CMDCP® Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional® seminar see www.iccdp.net sister company to NCCDP

Commendations:

• Memory Care Home Care Commendation

• Memory Care Neighborhood Commendation for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities

NCCDP ADDC Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar is required for those who are pursuing Certified Dementia Practitioner certifications.

SEMINARS TAUGHT BY NCCDP CORPORATE STAFF
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SEMINARS TAUGHT BY NCCDP APPROVED INSTRUCTORS
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ASSOCIATIONS HOSTING NCCDP ADDC ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA CARE SEMINARS
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LEARNING INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES HOSTING THE ADDC SEMINAR
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Database of Approved Instructor

 

Seminar Evaluation - A seminar evaluation is collected at the end of each seminar. An additional evaluation is provided with your CDP application and we ask that you take the time to also complete the application evaluation. We value your time and your feedback.

Apply to become a Certified Dementia Practitioner - please click here.

If you do not see a seminar posted when you are available, please check back as the instructors are loading new seminars throughout the year. Or contact NCCDP by using the CONTACT US FORM or 1 877 729 5191 about bringing the seminar to your facility or conference.

The NCCDP ADDC Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminars are open to anyone who works in long term care or is a caregiver.

Statistics prove that nearly 50% of the residents of long-term care facilities have been diagnosed with dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease. This number will continue to grow. The only way to provide successful dementia care is to understand the disease process and the significance behind the dementia-related behaviors.

Course Goals and Objectives:

Goals are:

• To provide fundamental education on dementia and dementia care
• To enhance the quality of life of dementia patients through education care providers
• Foster sensitivity and respect for the dementia client
• To teach communication techniques
• To provide sensitive approaches for assisting patients with activities of daily living.

Participants will:

• Have an understanding of dementia
• Identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive, and sundowning behaviors in adults
• Describe behavioral/care interventions that may be used to prevent or reduce difficult care situations.
• Describe challenges related to caregiver stress and utilize stress reduction techniques
• Learn alternative activity interventions that are success-oriented and failure-free
• Receive a certificate of attendance in the seminar.

The NCCDP Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminars has been approved by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners® and meets the criteria for those who qualify and are pursuing certification as a CDP Certified Dementia Practitioner.

For more information about the seminars or certifications please contact the NCCDP Corporate office at 1.973.729.6601 or email us using the Contact Form.

Training Is A Waste Of Time! Or Is It A Wise Investment?

Live Training vs E-Learning

DISCOUNTS

• Discounts for Associations
• Discounts for Corporations

• Onsite Training for Corporations / Association Conference
• Accreditation
• Videos of Instructors in Action
• October 22 2020 Book your ADDC training with NCCDP.org- Study Shows Importance of Training, Program for Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: Effectiveness and Feasibility

If you work as a First Responder, Do you know:

Proper communication techniques?
How to deal with catastrophic events?
What to do for repetitive behaviors?
What to do for sundowning?
Do you recognize abuse and neglect in the home?
There are unique driving concerns in the elderly, do you know them?

 

Be prepared for Alzheimer's Disease and dementia person.

Provide successful approaches and interventions.

Get trained and certified today!

The only way to provide successful dementia approaches is to understand the disease process, the importance of communication skills, and the significance of the feelings behind the dementia-related behaviors.

Course Goals & Objectives
Goals are:

• To provide fundamental education on dementia and dementia approaches.
• To enhance the quality of life of dementia patients by educating First Responders.
• Foster sensitivity & respect for the person with a diagnosis of dementia.
• To teach communication techniques.

Participants will

• Have an understanding of dementia.
• Identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive, and sundowning behaviors in older adults.
• Describe behavioral/care interventions that may be used to prevent, reduce, or eliminate difficult care situations.
• Describe challenges related to caregiver stress and utilize stress reduction techniques.
• Recognize abuse and neglect in the home.
• Understand driving concerns in the elderly with a dementia diagnosis.
• Receive a certificate of attendance in the seminar

Who Should Attend the NCCDP Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar for First Responders:

Law Enforcement (city, county, state and federal), EMT’s, TSA Agents, Fire Fighters. The First Responder seminar can be booked privately and provided to your team only or check the calendar for a First Responder seminar or trainer near you. Click here for the seminar calendar and select Trainer Type as NCCDP Corporate. Click here to find a CFRDT trainer. Please contact nccdpoffice@nccdp.org if you would like to book a private training and presented by the NCCDP Corporate staff. Download the CFR-DT application.

The CFRDT Trainer seminar is only presented by the NCCDP Corporate staff. You must have completed the CADDCT seminar first.
Download the CFRDT application. Download the CADDCT application.

Times.
The First Responder seminar is 6 hours.

The CADDCT live seminar is 12 hours and is a prerequisite to the CFRDT trainer certification.

Registration Information: See the calendar for pricing. Generally, the CFRDT sets the price as the trainers do not work for NCCDP. The trainer generally charges 185.00 pp or a flat rate if this is an in-house seminar plus pp fee for the student handout notebook.

enrolled unless otherwise notified. NCCDP reserves the right to cancel seminars based on insufficient enrollment. Registrants who need to
First Responder Student Handout Notebook with the CFR-DT application is provided in the First Responder training.

Computers and recording devices are prohibited in class.

The First Responder seminar can be booked with a CFRDT trainer or directly with the NCCDP Corporate office.

CFRDT Certified First Responder Dementia Trainer certification. Because you are required to complete the CADDCT 12- hour live seminar as a prerequisite, there is no class for the CFRDT certification.

The course includes the First Responder six-hour Dementia curriculum on a memory stick, instructor manual, First Responder student handout notebook which includes the student's CFR-DT application. Certification as CFRDT

Cancellation Policy
Please view the CFRDT trainer policy.

Notice: While certification promotes and maintains quality, it does not license, confer a right or privilege upon or otherwise define the qualifications of anyone in the healthcare field.