Direct Care and Dementia Training for Future Professionals
Who Should Attend:
Interested in becoming a doctor, nurse, therapist, psychologist, physician assistant, or other health professional? Start with Direct Care Worker (DCW) Training offered by IMPART Alliance, an organization at MSU dedicated to helping build and support the direct care workforce. Direct care workers provide hands-on support to older adults and people with disabilities.
Get trained, gain experience, and build your future in health care.
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Training Dates
JULY 6-9 (Mon – Thurs)
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
JULY 10 (Friday)
9:00 AM – 11:15 AM
12 one-hour virtual classes that cover the fundamentals of direct care work, plus two hours of dementia care training.
What You'll Get
- FREE virtual training (14 total hours)
- LIVE, interactive, instructor-led sessions
- Specialized training in dementia care
- Skillsets to highlight on scholarship, college and future job applications
- Career-building experience for future health professionals
- $50 gift card upon completion
Why Should You Participate?
- Learn valuable skills for providing high quality, person-centered care in any healthcare field. No experience necessary.
- Increase skillsets highlighted on college applications.
- Careers in direct care work are in high demand.
- Completion of this training provides students the opportunity to continue taking free classes from IMPART Alliance’s DCW curriculum.
This training is provided thanks to generous grant funding through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Dementia and Healthy Brain Unit.