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Dementia Caregiving

Course ID: 1132283

Dementia Caregiving

This module provides an overview of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It covers strategies for managing cognitive and behavioral changes, reducing challenging behaviors, and ensuring safety and well-being.

Learning Objectives

Identify symptoms and different types of dementia
Understand what happens at various stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Use effective caregiving strategies for communication and activities of daily living
Identify potential contributors to mood and behavior challenges
Be able to use the tool “A Visual Guide to Dementia” to look at behavior, potential contributors, and potential responses
Understand presentation, challenges, and responses when someone with an intellectual/developmental disability has dementia

CMS Competencies

Communicationksdsw@tthree.org2025-08-15T13:45:25-05:00

Communication

The DSW builds trust and productive relationships with people they support, co-workers and others through respectful and clear verbal and written communication.

Uses positive and respectful verbal, non-verbal and written communication a way that can be understood by the individual, and actively listens and responds to them in a respectful, caring manner.
Explains services and service terms to the individual being supported and their family members.
Communicates with the individual and their family in a respectful and culturally appropriate way

Crisis Prevention and Interventionksdsw@tthree.org2025-04-15T22:39:31-05:00

Crisis Prevention and Intervention

The DSW identifies risk and behaviors that that can lead to a crisis, and uses effective strategies to prevent or intervene in the crisis in collaboration with others.

Recognizes risk and works to prevent an individual’s crisis in a way that meets the individual’s need.
Uses positive behavior supports to prevent crisis and promote health and safety.
Uses appropriate and approved intervention approaches to resolve a crisis.
Seeks help from other staff or services when needed during a crisis.
Monitors situations and communicates with the individual and his or her family and support team to reduce risk.
Reports incidents according to rules.
Sees own potential role within a conflict or crisis and changes behavior to minimize conflict.

Person-Centered Practicesksdsw@tthree.org2025-10-14T15:26:26-05:00

Person-Centered Practices

The DSW uses person-centered practices, assisting individuals to make choices and plan goals, and provides services to help individuals achieve their goals.

Helps design services or support plans based on the choices and goals of the individual
supported, and involves the individual in the process.
Builds collaborative, professional relationships with the individual and others on the support team.
Provides supports and services that help the individual achieve their goals.
Participates as an active member of service or support team.
Works in partnership with the individual to track progress toward goals and adjust services as needed and desired by individual.
Gathers and reviews information about an individual to provide quality services.
Completes and submits documentation of services on time.

Take Training

Test Out Course ID: 1132287

Test-Out Version

To test out of this module:

You must pass a competency exam by 90% or more.
You only get one attempt to pass the competency exam.
You must answer all questions.
If you pass the competency exam, you will earn the certificate for this module without having to complete the training.
If you do not pass the competency exam, you will have to complete the full training module to earn the certificate for this module.
There is no penalty for attempting the test-out exam and not passing.

Test-Out Training

Preview Course ID: 1134272