Dementia Capable Care Specialist Credential
Earners can apply Dementia Care Specialists at Crisis Prevention Institute’s (CPI) Dementia Capable Care Model to optimize function, safety, and quality of life through person-centered and cognitively supportive approaches using Allen Cognitive Levels and Model; apply CPI’s Crisis Development Model℠ to prevent and de-escalate distress behaviors; and support families. Earners of this designation are leaders in a dementia capable workforce and advocates of a Dementia Capable Society.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Activity adaptation
- Allen Cognitive Level
- Alzheimer's family education and support
- Behavior as communication
- cognitive assessment
- Cognitive Disabilities Model
- Crisis Behavior Response
- Crisis Development Model
- Dementia Capable Care
- Dementia Care
- Dementia practitioner
- Functional Cognition
- Person-centered Care
- Person-centered Planning
- Quality Of Life