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

INITIAL APPLICATION for MEMBERS WITH OTHER NCCDP CERTIFICATION(S)

• Log into your account
• Click on the CDTCP application icon

INITIAL APPLICATION for MEMBERS WITHOUT AN NCCDP CERTIFICATION

• Click here to apply online or download the application form

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: see fees page

Corporate group rate:
The correctional institution is paying for a group of 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. 

To renew, log into your account, and if eligible to renew, a RENEW button will be visible on your account page. The renewal button will show up 60 days prior to the expiration date.

Renewal fee: see fees page

​​​​​​​List of Certified Correctional Personnel Dementia Trainer

Description:
This educational seminar is designed to educate Correctional Personnel working in a correctional medical facility who provides 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 a certificate of attendance upon completion of the seminar.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Dementia: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
Chapter 2: Communication and Feelings
Chapter 3: Depression and Repetitive Behaviors
Chapter 4: Delusions, Hallucinations, Hoarding, & Wandering (Walking Behavior)
Chapter 5: Aggressive Behaviors, Catastrophic Reactions, Intimacy, and Sexuality
Chapter 6: Personal Care: Pain, Bathing, Dressing, Toileting, Nutrition, Falls, and Sleep Disturbances
Chapter 7: Activities
Chapter 8: Environment
Chapter 9: Staff and Family Support
Chapter 10: Diversity and Cultural Competence
Chapter 11: Spiritual Care and End of Life Issues
Chapter 12: Bibliography
Chapter 13: Glossary and Resources