This instructor-led course will introduce various cognitive impairments, the ways they can affect daily life, and how you can help a consumer with them.
Description
This class will help you understand various types of cognitive impairments, and how they might impact a consumer's daily life. Throughout the class we will explore how cognitive diseases such as delirium, amnesiac disorders, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease are diagnosed and treated, and strategies for working with consumers who have cognitive impairments.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe common cognitive diseases including delirium, amnesiac disorders, dementia, and Alzheimer's
- Discuss strategies for supporting consumers with cognitive impairments
- Apply newly learned strategies to real-life scenarios
This is course #2009 in IHSS Career Pathways. It is part of the Cognitive Impairments and Behavioral Health Pathway, which is a specialized pathway.
Please note: Each class can only be taken once. Registrations for additional sessions of the same course are not eligible for payment of training time or incentives and may be deleted. If you wish to change your registration to a different time or date, please cancel your reservation in the User Portal after registering for the new session. If you need help, please contact CareerPathwaysInfo@HomebridgeCA.org.
