Does Your Organization Want to Learn More?
As a part of our mission, Insight offers a variety of training options to businesses, school groups, service organizations, and faith communities regarding current topics in Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving. With our expertise in dementia care, Insight also provides consulting services and specialty seminars for long-term care facilities and other professional groups serving older adults.
What are the Options?
Start With the Basics
Looking to provide an introduction to dementia for your group? Organizations might offer a lunch and learn for employees, faith communities could set up a training series for volunteers, or your business may just want to feel more confident about welcoming individuals with a memory impairment. Insight offers several seminars that are a great start; these can be done individually or as a series.
- Better Brain Health
- Normal Aging vs. Dementia
- Dementia 101
- The Importance of Socialization While Aging
Specialized Training
With our expertise in dementia care, Insight provides specialty seminars and training for long-term care facilities and other professional groups serving older adults. We offer seminars and trainings at your location, specifically for your staff or volunteers. Trainings can be fully customized; popular training topics are listed below.
- Are They Doing That on Purpose? Understanding Behaviors
- Art of Activities and Engagement
- Benefits of Adult Day Centers
- Diagnosis MCI: Now What?
- Diagnosis Dementia: Now What?
- Difficult Behaviors: What? Where? When? Why?
- Enhancing Communication with a Person with Dementia
- Living Their Truth: Joining their Reality
- Meaningful Visits with Your Loved One in an Assisted Living or Memory Care Community
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults
- Navigate the Holidays with Dementia
- Nutrition For Older Adults
- Parkinson’s Dementia – Answering your Questions
- Person-Centered Approach to Care
- Purposeful Gifts for Your Loved One in an Assisted Living or Memory Care Community
- Taking Care of Yourself: Tips to Survive Caregiving
- Understanding and Caring for a Person with Dementia
Credentials & CEUs
Looking to build your employee's credentials? Insight offers several training options that we can offer for your staff at your facility.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminar
Take the path to certification as a Certified Dementia Practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners! All health care professionals and front line staff who work in the health care industry are encouraged to attend. This is the required seminar for those pursuing CDP certification, to qualify through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.
Dementia Capable Care Specialist Training
Dementia Capable Care (DCC) Training gives you the tools needed to be the best caregiver for those living at different stages of dementia. This training focuses on practical solutions to preventing and de-escalating behaviors, through online learning and an in-person session to address common scenarios.
This course is offered in a hybrid format. You are required to complete 4 hours of on-demand virtual training prior to the scheduled session. The 4 hour in-person session will reinforce and build on skills from the virtual training, helping apply what you learned through practical examples. Upon completion of the full training, participants will earn the Dementia Capable Care Specialist Credential (DCCS).
Virtual Dementia Tour
(offered in-person only)
The Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) is designed to help simulate the effects of dementia. A trained facilitator will guide participants outfitted with patented devices that alter their senses while they try to complete common everyday tasks and exercises. The Tour enables caregivers to experience for themselves the physical and mental challenges those with dementia face, and use the experience to provide better person-centered care.
Please contact Nina to set up a VDT program for your group!
Best Friends™ Approach Training
Insight uses the Best Friends Approach within our programs, teaching staff to empathize with participants, remain loving and positive, and be dedicated to helping the person feel safe, secure and valued - as you would a best friend!
Some topics include:
- Creating a Dementia Friendly Company
- Putting the Active in Activities
- Communication with Success
- Hugs Are Better Than Drugs
Meet the Trainers
Group Training Facilitators
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Ready to Learn More?
Dates & Times
Classes can be scheduled at your convenience!
Location
At your location OR Insight Memory Care Center in Fairfax or Sterling (directions). Virtual programs are also available!
Interested?
Please contact Melissa Long at 703-204-4664 x141 or melissa.long@insightmcc.org.
Looking for more information?
Contact Us!
Contact our Education Team at educate@insightmcc.org or 703-204-4664.