Information
For Law Enforcement Training and First Responders.
Fees: Please contact the NCCDP directly
for our fees. 1 877 729 5191 or email
us at 
About the Alzheimer's and Dementia
Training
This seminar is recommended for First Responders, Law Enforcement, Emt's and Fire Fighters.
This seminar is also recommended for Trainers who are responsible for First Responder Training. The Train the Trainer seminar provides over heads, power point, text book, video and hand outs.
In the year 2011 begins the senior
population explosion and the number
one diagnosis will be dementia. As
there are over 60 kinds of dementia.
Law Enforcement must be prepared to
handle the challenges facing their
citizens with dementia. Law Enforcement
agencies across the country will see
an increase in calls concerning elopement,
abuse and neglect in the private homes.
In order to be prepared for the challenges,
all Law Enforcement should have comprehensive
training in Dementia and Alzheimer's
Disease.
Our training consists of 8 - hour training
that includes lunch break and 2 breaks
throughout the Day. The seminar is
taught by two nationally recognized
speakers and includes the following
modules: Introduction to Dementia (Diagnosis,
Prognosis, Treatment), Communication
and Feelings, Depression and Repetitive
Behaviors, Paranoia, Hallucinations,
Wandering, Hoarding, Aggressive Behaviors,
Catastrophic Reactions, Intimacy & Sexuality,
Dementia & Driving, Activities,
Staff and Family Support,
Recognizing Abuse and Neglect in The
Home, Diversity and Cultural competence,
Spiritual Care and End of Life Issues.
Each participant receives a notebook
filled with excellent hand outs about
each module. Upon completion of the
seminar, each person receives a certificate
of attendance. In order to accommodate all shifts,
the NCCDP provides training and dates
to accommodate the entire force.
NEWS RELEASE
POLICE - Law Enforcement Magazine
http://www.policemag.com/T_NEWSPICK.CFM?RANK=75746
November 17, 2005
Organization Trains Law Enforcement
to Handle Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Patients
The National Council of Certified
Dementia Practitioners (www.nccdp.org)
provides training in the area
of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
to law enforcement agencies to
equip officers with knowledge
of how to assist or find people
suffering from dementia.
Recently, the entire Sparta
(N.J.) Police Department
completed the NCCDP’s seven-hour
training over a two-day period.
Seminar topics included recognizing
abuse and neglect in the
home, communication, paranoia,
hallucinations, aggressive
behaviors, catastrophic reactions,
wandering, elopement, hoarding,
symptoms of dementia, care
giver issues, diagnosis,
prognosis, treatment, feelings,
medications, depression,
sexuality and intimacy issues,
cultural diversity, nutrition,
activities, pain, environment,
spirituality, and end-of-life
issues. At the end of the
seminar each officer received
a certificate of completion.
Law enforcement agencies across
the country are receiving
more and more calls from
elderly people in their community
who are confused and from
care givers calling because
people have wandered away
from home or long-term care
facilities. Oftentimes, officers
find themselves unsure of
how to respond to a confused
elderly person’s questions
about searching for a child
or past residence or employment.
As the number of dementia cases
continues to increase nationwide
and worldwide, there is a
great need for care givers,
health care front line staff,
clergy, and law enforcement
who are well trained to provide
appropriate, competent, and
sensitive direct care and
support for patients suffering
from dementia. The goal of
the council is to develop
and encourage comprehensive
standards of excellence in
the profession and delivery
of dementia care.
For more information about
NCCDP training for law enforcement,
visit www.nccdp.org.
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