The Importance of Cultural Considerations in Dementia Care

1.75 continuing education credits (cultural competence course) available. Available population data may underestimate the risk and prevalence of dementia among many populations in the United States. There is a broad lack of understanding of the true needs communities have. This has led to insufficient cultural support in dementia care. This cultural competence course aims to broaden participants’ understanding of how dementia is viewed by specific populations (Black Americans, Latinx/Latino Americans, Asian Americans, American Indigenous populations), what caregiving for elders means within these cultures, why the lived experience of discrimination in healthcare can affect overall health, and how all systems involved can contribute to developing culturally sensitive dementia care services. Cultural competence is not a one-time finite achievement, it is an ongoing learning process. From this course you will learn to: · Define culture and its context in dementia care. · Describe dementia as a culturally determined phenomena. · Recognize healthcare disparities among BIPOC as barriers to services. · Explain how different cultures view caregiving for a family with dementia. · Identify culturally competent interventions to strengthen and improve dementia care. 1.75 CE credits available for social workers licensed in an ASWB accredited state, as well as New York State licensed social workers. (Please note: New Jersey is not currently covered under our ASWB accreditation, please check back soon). The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America #1898, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/25/2023 – 7/25/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1.75 cultural competence continuing education credits. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0222.  For all disability accommodation needs, please contact education@alzfdn.org.