Professional Training

Dementia Capable Care Training

Dementia Capable Care (DCC) Training gives you the tools needed to be the best caregiver for those living at different stages of dementia, building on existing skills. This advanced training focuses on practical solutions to preventing and de-escalating behaviors, through online learning and an in-person session to address common scenarios.

This program was developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), a leader in evidence-based, person-centered, ability-focused dementia and de-escalation training and consulting services. CPI’s Crisis Development Model℠ and Allen’s Cognitive Levels help to optimize function and quality of life and to prevent or de-escalate distress behaviors.

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What does this training cover?

• Dementia Training: The Dementia Capable Care Model teaches caregivers how to support persons at every stage of dementia using remaining abilities.
• Person-Centered Care Training: Shifts the care approach to focus on personhood and what individuals at all cognitive levels CAN DO, awakening their individuality, strengths, and potential.
• Behavior Training: Provides learners with prevention and de-escalation strategies to address distress behaviors without the use of chemical or physical restraints helping to maintain safety for all.
   

Who should take this training?

• This credential can be earned by any health care professional or others working in healthcare.
• Upon completion of the full training, participants will earn the Dementia Capable Care Specialist Credential (DCCS).
• Your DCCS verified digital credential and badge is valid for 2 years. You will receive a Certificate of Completion documenting the Contact Hours earned that may be eligible for CEUs, depending on your field.
• Additionally, if you are a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), this training will count towards your certification renewal.

This course is offered in a hybrid format. You are required to complete 4 hours of on-demand virtual training prior to the scheduled session. The 4 hour in-person session will reinforce and build on skills from the virtual training, helping apply what you learned through practical examples. Scheduled sessions are listed below.
 
 

Meet the Trainers

Professional Training Facilitators

Lindsey Vajpeyi, ADC, BF-CMT, CDP, CADDCT, DCCS, DCC-CI, Director of Education and Support

Lindsey Vajpeyi is the Director of Education & Support at Insight Memory Care Center in Northern Virginia. She brings over two decades of experience supporting older adults living with dementia and the care partners who walk beside them. Lindsey is deeply committed to advancing high-quality dementia care, providing comprehensive education and support for care partners, and empowering individuals living with dementia to maintain dignity, identity, and purpose throughout their journey.

Lindsey’s certifications include Activity Director Certified, Best Friends™ – Certified Master Trainer, Certified Dementia Practitioner®, Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer®, MoCA Cognitive Assessment Certified Rater, Dementia Capable Care Specialist, Dementia Capable Care Certified Instructor, and she is a Dementia Friends Champion.

Dawn Jefferson, CDP, CADDCT, M.A.Ed., M.Div., Education and Support Coordinator

Dawn Jefferson is the Education and Support Coordinator at Insight Memory Care Center in Fairfax, VA. She is a native New Yorker who has nurtured a 20-year career as an educator, having taught English and been an administrator at The Potomac School in McLean, VA and The Urban School of San Francisco, CA. Dawn has worked in hospital and school settings while earning a Master of Religion and Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College and spent several summers in Vermont completing another master’s degree in English at Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. Dawn earned her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School (YDS) in May 2021 and was ordained in the United Church of Christ in October 2022. Dawn spent her last year in seminary researching the practical theology of dementia and considering the intentional ministry we offer to older adults. She is a certified Dementia Friendly Champion, served on the Dementia Friendly Fairfax Action Team, and hosted two monthly Dementia Care Partner Support Groups: one inspired by a UCC grant and the other for LGBTQIA+ Care Partners at Insight before joining our staff formally in the Fall of 2024.