Step One: (For those participating in Virtual Reality training)

You will apply knowledge from interactive e-learning modules on Dementia Basics, Healthy Brains and Meeting Unmet Needs Resulting from Behavioral or Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia.  These modules will prepare you to participate in an experiential learning viral reality training, interacting with a simulated geriatric patient with cognitive concerns.

*If participating in virtual reality, “Meeting Unmet Needs Resulting from Behavioral or Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia” is a required pre-requisite.

Step two: Jump into Virtual reality (VR)

This is a computer-generated environment that simulates a realisticor imaginary situation.

Case scenario: Meeting Unmet Needs Resulting from Behavior or Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia. Apply your skills in recognizing signs and symptoms and responding to behaviors associatied with dementia.  You will identify common behavioral and psychological symptoms common in dementia, determine the functional impact on behavioral and communication in patients with dementia, recognize unmet needs in behavioral symptoms associated with dementia and practice person-centered care utilizing effective communication techniques. 

*E-learning module “Meeting Unmet Needs Resulting from Behavior or Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia” is a pre-requisite requirement for this training.

Caregiver Training Program

Using the Brief Alzheimer’s Screening (BAS) tool (Optional add on)

Cleveland Clinic also offers the opportunity to gain community experience by conducting memory and/or balance screening with a community setting.  Receive training to provide free, community-based memory screenings at community health fairs, events and community-based service organizations.  These quick, noninvasive, confidential screenings, consisting of a series of questions and/or tasks which test cognitive functions, are an important tool to detect a potential memory problem.

Train-the-trainer Teaching/Community Experience Opportunity (Optional add on)

Gain community and group facilitation experience by becoming a trained facilitator in Cleveland Clinic Nevada’s new 6 Ways to Build Your Brain Health six-week workshop.  You will teach community members about the six pillars of brain health (exercise, nutrition, managing other medical conditions, sleep and relaxation, mental fitness, and social connection) and how simple lifestyle modifications  can reduce the risk of developing dementia by up to 45% in those with mild cognitive impairment and healthy individuals.

Make Art With Older Adults! (Optional add on)

Love working with Older Adults? Looking for field experience? Looking to make a new friend? Join us for an exciting experience making art with Older Adults! We’ll provide the tools and oversight.  Join us for this life-changing experience!

Practical Skills for Dementia Care (Optional add on)

Learn the theory about what’s happening in the brain along with practical techniques, so you not just survive but thrive as a care provider.  Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care’s (PAC) mission is to transform the experience of dementia – worldwide for families, care communities, home care agencies and healthcare professionals. PAC offers workable solutions, skills, and approaches to bring real hope, possibility, and significant shifts to your experience of dementia and dementia care.