Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name four rules for interactions used by a caregiver of an elderly person with Alzheimer’s."
-Name five steps of assessing difficult behavior.
-Explain three factors regarding other impairments caused by dementia.
-Name six domains of communication.
-Name the two types of intelligence described by psychologists.
-Explain what is "pseudodementia".
-Explain what are common interventions used with dementia clients.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."