For Care Partners

Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregiver Training

Whether you're brand new to caregiving, or you just want to brush up on a specific topic, Insight is here to help! We offer a variety of caregiving classes throughout the year, specifically geared towards family care partners providing care for a loved one at home. Most classes are free, and open to the public.

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What's Offered?

Types of Classes 

Specialized classes are offered for care partners to build their skills and confidence while learning more about new topics, services, and dementia resources in the community. These sessions can be one more tool in your belt to being a stronger care partner! Classes and workshops are offered on a variety of topics throughout the year, both in-person and online.

Getting started

• Care Partner Trainings - free, one-time classes offered on a variety of topics to help care partners learn new skills and resources available. Typically offered both in-person and virtually.
• Virtual Dementia Tour - free hands-on experience to simulate the effects of dementia. It is designed to help care partners better empathize with their loved ones and provide better care. Offered in-person several times throughout the year.

Go more in-depth

• Caregiver Bootcamp - free, multi-session training for care partners to learn more all in one day! Bootcamps are offered several times each year on a variety of helpful topics for care partners.
• Caregiving at a Glance Workshop Series - 5 week series that walks through our popular Caregiving at Glance guidebook with the help of experts in the field. Offered several times throughout the year, both in-person and virtually.
• Community Workshops - Insight works with numerous area partners to offer additional training opportunities throughout the year, such as the Caring for You, Caring for Me workshop series, Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium Conference, and more!

And there's more!

• Author presentations and book discussions - Hear from and chat with popular authors on topics related to memory and cognitive impairments and caregiving support.
• Movie Screenings and Q&A - Enjoy a film screening related to memory and cognitive impairments, and stay for a Q&A to learn more!
• Special guest and expert speakers - Experts in the field present on topics related to caregiving, legal needs, financial plans, and more.
• Community presentations - Insight presents for other groups and organizations, many of which are open to the public. If you miss a class here, join us in your neighborhood!