Challenging Behavioral Specialist Train-the-Trainer Course

Course Description
This 6-hour course, led by professional UW Oshkosh CCDET staff, trains qualified individuals to train their own audiences using the Challenging Behavioral Specialist training materials. For information on becoming a Challenging Behavioral Specialist, please visit our Challenging Behavioral Specialist Information page. The curriculum includes:

  • Adult learning strategies and tips for training your own audience
  • Recognition of common challenging behaviors, resulting from changes in the brain due to dementia
  • Interpretation of common messages the person living with dementia may be communicating through behavior
  • Person-centered approaches to meet the unique needs of people living with dementia

Approved Challenging Behavioral Specialist Instructors will receive the following training materials: a PowerPoint presentation, a facilitator guide, a participant guide and a final assessment. These materials will be used to train individuals who have completed the Wisconsin Dementia Generalist (for Crisis Responders or Healthcare Providers) online course and are listed on the UW Oshkosh CCDET Dementia Training Registry. Instructors will submit course rosters to UW Oshkosh CCDET with a nonrefundable $5 registry fee for each participant successfully completing the training. If your organization has more than 50 people who you will be training to become Challenging Behavioral Specialists, please contact registration staff at (920) 424-1071 or regstaff@uwosh.edu for special pricing. These individuals will be added to our online publicly accessible UW Oshkosh CCDET Dementia Training Registry as Challenging Behavioral Specialists.

Instructor Requirements
Individuals will become approved instructors after successfully completing the Challenging Behavioral Specialist Train-the-Trainer course. Please review the documents below outlining the requirements for the Challenging Behavioral Specialist Approved Instructor. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to agree to the requirements outlined in these documents. You will also be asked if you will be training only within your company, or if you are willing to train outside of your company (in which case contact information would be made available on a published registry).
Syllabus: Challenging Behavioral Specialist Train-the-Trainer Course Syllabus


Training Dates and Locations: 

Wednesday October 30th, 2024
9:00am to 3:45pm
Culver Family Welcome Center
UW - Oshkosh Campus
625 Pearl Ave.
Oshkosh WI 54901

Click Here to Register for This Course 

Participant Qualifications:

Course participants must possess either background in education, training or experience to enroll in and later teach this course. Participants must meet ONE of the following requirements:

  1. Successful completion of one of two Wisconsin Dementia Generalist online courses (for Crisis Responders or Healthcare Providers) with their name listed on the UW Oshkosh CCDET Dementia Training Registry;

    2. -OR-

  2. A minimum of two (2) years of experience related to dementia care within the last 5 years. This includes working with or serving people with dementia in long term care/assisted living facilities, their own homes, crisis response situations, or behavioral health settings

  
 

Approximate Course Completion Time: 6 hours


Cost Per Person: $185


Final Assessment: Participants are required to successfully complete a Final Assessment with a score of 80% or better at the end of the day's workshop


Certificate of Completion and Continuing Education Units:

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion stating the number of course hours.


Continuing Education Units are available through the University of Wisconsin Extension after successful completion of this train and receipt of a certifcate of completion. Application forms will be emailed to you. There is a separate fee for this service.

Entry on the Challenging Behavioral Specialist Approved Instructor Registry:

The names of individuals who successfully complete this course, titles of courses completed and current status are published on the Challenging Behavioral Specialist Approved Instructor Registry. Participants must be listed on this Registry in current status in order to train others. This registry does not replace industry standards and regulations for hiring. Processes in hiring must continue to be followed.


 

How to Access The Final Assessment: After successful completion of the classroom training and receipt of your logon ID:

  1. Select the “My Curriculum” link in the left navigation bar.
  2. Enter your ID and click OK.
  3. Click the code to the left of the name.
  4. Select the “Course Content” tab to take the final assessment.
 

Have Questions About This Course?
Please contact the registration staff at 920-424-1071 or regstaff@uwosh.edu for further assistance.