Also called: Dementia Care Trainer, Certified Dementia Practitioner Trainer
Trains caregivers and staff to communicate with and care for people with dementia.
A dementia educator might run a workshop where nursing aides wear vision-blurring glasses to feel what dementia is like, then teach calm ways to handle confusion.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Nursing, social work, or activity background plus dementia training certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Gerontology, Nursing, Social Work.
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years). Tracks training specialists; the number of Americans with dementia is rising fast.
Low risk for 10 years. VR and e-learning help, but hands-on dementia training for aides stays human-led.
Classes: Psychology, Health science CTE, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1151.
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