Dementia Courses

How is DAWN dementia care different?

DAWN is strength-based. DAWN teaches families and care partners how to support the skills kept and lost in dementia. It empowers them to recognize emotional needs before they are expressed as risky behaviors. It makes companionship and thriving possible.

Learn the DAWN Method® of dementia care

  • Avoid accidentally embarrassing and frustrating people experiencing dementia
  • Proactively recognize emotional needs before risk or behaviors arise
  • Enhance functioning through understanding the strengths in dementia
  • Recapture companionship and quality of life
  • Provide support that helps people age in place and stay home longer.

“When I have the privilege of giving even glimpses of the DAWN method to a family, it’s as if they get to take a deep breath for the first time in a really long time.”

Jill Couch

Jill Couch, OT, DDCS, DAWN Trainer
Owner of Better People Care agency in Fort Collins CO

About DAWN dementia courses

Sample video lesson

Topics covered in DAWN dementia care classes and certifications:

  • The skills kept and the skills lost to dementia and Alzheimer’s
  • Managing moods and supporting PLWD emotionally
  • Dealing with alternative realities
  • Helping someone feel secure in care despite confusion
  • Supporting PLWD in conversation
  • Maintaining someone’s sense of control and sense of value
  • Techniques and examples of things you can do that will help someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s stay in their own home longer

Dementia care courses and memberships