Care partners of older adults with dementia can earn CEUs while participating in person-centered Montessori training developed by Dr. Cameron Camp and the Center for Applied Research in Dementia. Join the memory care revolution to treat people with more respect, dignity, and equality—It’s a Human Thing®.
Montessori Dementia Care Professional Course
The “MDCP Montessori Dementia Care Professional” 6-hour course is easily completed online from your home or office. If you are from an organization and looking for in-person training opportunities, please send a message via our contact form or in an email to jamie@cen4ard.com.
What you’ll learn:
Current models of care and the need for culture change
Review of the care model consumers are increasingly demanding and expecting for memory care: resident-driven communities
Background and overview of the Montessori-based approach to providing new model of memory care
Demonstrations of how the Montessori-based approach makes person centered care feasible and sustainable
Emphasis on dementia as a disability and not a disease
Enabling persons with dementia to utilize existing abilities to engage in personally meaningful activity
Using Montessori approaches to engage persons with dementia in meaningful activity throughout the day
Empowering staff in all departments to effectively engage with persons with dementia as part of an overall culture of delivering person-centered care
Methods of creating supportive social and physical environments to support independence and meaningful engagement
Enabling persons with memory impairment to be actively engaged with the outside world, their communities and culture
Action planning for effective implementation and sustainability of the Montessori approach
CEUs available for:
- Administrators (NAB / NCERS)
- Recreational Therapists (NCTRC / also meets the content required for Geriatrics and Behavioral Health areas of specialization)
- Activities Professionals (NCCAP)
- Occupational Therapists (Ohio OTPTAT)
- Care Managers (CARD is an approved NACCM continuing education provider)
- Nursing (CEUNetwork)
- Social Workers (Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers)
- Human Resources Professionals (SHRM)
- Speech-Language Pathologists (Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board)
Getting Started is Easy
STEP 1 – Browse the course catalog at cen4ard.inquisiqlms.com or scroll down for course descriptions.
STEP 2 – Create an account and then enroll in your course. Click here for a Getting Started guide.
STEP 3 – Find the course in your Learning Portal dashboard, and open the first module.
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