Certified Dementia Trained Correctional Personnel CDTCP

Step 1: Complete the Correctional Personnel Dementia Curriculum presented by a CCPDT certified trainer.

Step 2: Submit your CDTCP application if you qualify for the certification.

Upon review, if your application is approved, a certification will be mailed to you.

Qualifications:
Actively employed and in good standing at a correctional facility.
Minimum of 1- year full time paid experience in a correctional facility.
High school graduate
Completed the Correctional Personnel Dementia CPDC curriculum by a CCPDT Trainer.

Two Tracks to Choose from:

Track One:
Actively employed and in good standing at a correctional facility.
Minimum of 1- year full time paid experience in a correctional facility.
High school graduate
Completed the Correctional Personnel Dementia CPDC curriculum by a CCPDT Trainer.

Track Two: 
Actively employed and in good standing at a correctional facility.
Minimum of 1- year full time paid experience in a correctional facility.
College Graduate
Completed the Correctional Personnel Dementia CPDC curriculum by a CCPDT Trainer.

Fee:
$135.00 PP

Corporate group rate:
Correctional institution is paying for a group 3 or more. $35.00 pp.  Subject to change.

Renewal:
Every two years. You will receive a reminder email and a reminder card that is mailed to you. 
Renewal fee: $135.00

Application Form

List of Certified Correctional Personnel Dementia Trainer

Description:
This educational seminar is designed to educate Correctional Personnel working in a correctional medical facility who provide day to day care and/or management of inmates/patients that have symptoms of dementia related to Alzheimer’s Disease or other related neurocognitive diseases/disorders.

Course Goals and Objectives:

Goals are:
To provide fundamental education on dementia and dementia care within the medical correctional facility.
To enhance the quality of life of dementia patients in the medical correctional facility by educating care providers
Foster sensitivity and respect for the dementia client
To teach communication techniques to utilize with the dementia client
To provide sensitive approaches for assisting patients with activities of daily living in the medical correctional facility.

Correctional Personnel will:
Have an understanding of dementia
Identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive and sundowning behaviors in adults.
Describe behavioral/care interventions that may be used to prevent or reduce difficult care situations.
Describe challenges related to caregiver stress and utilize stress reduction techniques.
Learn alternative activity interventions that are success oriented and failure free.
Receive certificate of attendance upon completion of the seminar.