DPEN Projects
At Yale School of Nursing, DPEN will educate and prepare interprofessional health care providers and graduate nursing students to be valued, supported, engaged, and capable members of the care team for people living with dementia.
Interprofessional Dementia Care Training
DPEN at YSN is committed to educating all types of current and future healthcare professionals about dementia care using a specialized curriculum. By completing DPEN training, learners will develop the skills to:
- Identify and evaluate cognitive, behavioral, emotional, spiritual, and physical challenges
- Evaluate health-related social needs
- Evaluate whether their health system can treat dementia well
DPEN training will offer a foundational, structured, in-depth overview of how to evaluate and address conditions that occur together (comorbidities), build strong relationships with people living with dementia, and establish care plans.
Graduate Dementia Nursing Education
Undergraduate Dementia Nursing Curriculum
DPEN West Coast has developed 22 modules—in collaboration with dementia care experts—to empower future nurses to provide inclusive, equitable person-centered care to people living with dementia. If you’re interested in using these modules, please contact us.
Long-Term Care Clinical Experience
DPEN West Coast developed a first-in-the-country long-term care externship where nursing students are paid nurse technicians and get clinical credit for working in long-term care facilities. DPEN is adapting this model for use anywhere:
- Full long-term care externship
- Elective seminar course