Comprehensive Alzheimer's Dementia Course Requirements.

These are the requirements of a comprehensive Alzheimer's and Dementia Seminar. At minimum, you must have completed an 8 hour comprehensive seminar, this can be an all day 8 hour seminar or a series of seminars. Either a one day comprehensive seminar or combined, the seminars must include the following list of topics. When you submit your application, you must attach a copy of each certificate that was provided to you when you attended the seminar. The Alzheimer's and Dementia seminar must be completed by a NCCDP approved instructor. The NCCDP instructors are listed on the web site.

The certificate must state the course title, date, time of course, location, instructors name and credientials and a description of the course / seminar must be attached with each certificate. Please understand that a course title is not a desription of the course and the course title provides insufficient information about the seminar or course.

The 8 hours of a comprehensive course or several seminars that equal a minimum of 8 hours must include but not limited to:

	Over view of Dementia / Alzheimer's: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment
	Tests and Evaluations used for Dementia
	Communication
	Feelings and Repetitive Behaviors
	Wandering, Hoarding and Paranoia and Hallucinations
	Sundowning
	Intimacy, Sexuality, Aggressive Behaviors and Catastrophic Behaviors
	Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
	Personal Care; Bathing, Dressing, Toileting, Eating, Swallowing and Sleep Disturbances
	Activities & Alzheimer's Calendars
	Environment: Changes that make a difference
	Staff and Family Relationships
	Stress and the CareGiver
	Multicultural Considerations
	Pastoral Care and Preparing for End of Life