• Minimum of three years of experience in a health-related field or equivalent
• Minimum of one year of dementia-related experience or equivalent
(Please contact us with questions on these qualifications)

Our Coach Certification Courses are led by Teepa's personally trained team of PAC Mentors. Teepa maintains a rigorous calendar and has limited availability.  She occasionally attends certifications as her schedule permits.

• Continued access to the Seeing It From the Other Side video series
• Training manual and classroom materials
• Seven hours of classroom training led by a Lead PAC Mentor
• Seven hours of classroom training led by Teepa Snow
• A specially designed Coaching DVD for your learners to view
• Up to 3 hours of post-training support from a PAC Mentor

Upon successful completion of certification, you will ALSO RECEIVE:

• PAC Certified Independent Coach e-Certificate
• Name posted on our website
• License to Coach and run huddles using PAC materials
• Use of PAC Certified Independent Coach logo, as long as certification is maintained
• Access to continuing education webinars, PAC blog, and the private PAC Professionals Facebook group
• Access to continuing education through live webinars provided by Teepa Snow and/or PAC Mentors

*Check out our Early Bird Deals here. For more information, please see our Certification Payment, Refund, and Transfer policy.  PAC reserves the right to adjust the price of certification courses. Please see specific certification pages for alternate Canadian pricing.

To acknowledge the current exchange rate of the Canadian dollar, PAC will offer all Canadians and Canadian Certification Events at a rate of $2,312 CAD or roughly $1,700 USD.

Please reach out to Courtney Chorba with questions about our International Certification Events.

1. PRE-COURSE WORK - The following work must be completed before attending the onsite workshop:

• Seven hours of documented, online video training featuring Teepa Snow
• Successful completion of self-assessments (quizzes) related to video training
• Sign Coach Agreement and Photo Release
• Fill out Certification Attendee Information Sheet

2. ONSITE CLASSROOM WORKSHOP - Day 1 will be conducted by the PAC Mentor Team and Day 2 will be conducted by  Teepa Snow

(Click Here for full description and course objectives)

Day 1: Integrate Positive Care Skills into Coaching Others in Using PAC Dementia Knowledge and Care Skills in Practice / 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Doors open at 8:30 a.m.)

You will review and rehearse working with the following content and  skill demonstration for coaching the following situations:

• • Dementia-Related Brain Changes
  • GEMS^®State Model
  • Visual Verbal Touch Cues
  • Positive Interaction Skills
  • Hand-under-Hand^® (HuH) Guidance and Assistance 

Day 2: Becoming an Effective PAC Coach and Leader / 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  (Doors open at 8:00 a.m.)

You will learn about and practice the following content and skills for effective coaching:

• • Coaching Cycle
  • Coaching Huddles
  • Learning to provide non-judgmental feedback
  • Using questioning techniques to help others identify solutions and actions
  • Recognizing Various Learning Style Preferences to Improve Learner Uptake
  • Ackonwledging the Impact of Personality Traits in Coaching Situtations

3. POST-WORKSHOP FOLLOW-UP - Following the workshop, participants work one-on-one with a PAC Mentor to complete certification. This requires timely follow-up and completion of the steps below within the eight-week period:

• Attend up to three hours of virtual meetings with a mentor to review and practice the Coaching Cycle
• Record and send to your PAC Mentor three videos of yourself practicing PPA and HuH
• Record and send to your PAC Mentor two videos of yourself practicing the Coaching Cycle
• Meet individually with your PAC Mentor to confirm your completion of the post-training follow-up and review your level of certification

Annual Recertification Fee is $150USD and requires the following:

• Record and send to your PAC Mentor videos of yourself practicing PPA and HuH
• Record and send to your PAC Mentor one video of yourself using the Coaching Cycle
• Review progress with your PAC Mentor

A Coach Agreement and PAC Education License will be made available to certified independent coaches, outlining proper use of provided materials and the necessary requirements to maintain certification year to year.

Nursing Home Administrators: The NAB has approved 14.0 CEs for Nursing Home Administrators and Long-Term care License holders residing in the United States who are already registered with the NAB.  

Continuing Education credit for this program is awarded (for events located in the US only) by Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) for the following professions:

Nurses:  As an American Psychological Association approved provider CES programs are accepted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Every state Board of Nursing accepts ANCC approved programs except California and Iowa, however CES is also an approved Continuing Education provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, (Provider Number CEP15567) which is also accepted by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Nurses completing this program receive 21.0 CE hours of credit.

Social Workers: Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) is entitled to award continuing education credit for Social Workers. Please visit CES CE Credit to see all states that are covered for social workers. CES maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Social Workers completing this program will receive 21.0 clinical hours of clinical continuing education credit. *CEs not available in Ohio and Hawaii.

Grievance Policy: Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to CES, 1020 Osterville West Barnstable Rd, Marstons Mills, MA 02648. Grievances will initially be directed to the training instructor. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems. If you have questions or concerns, contact Commonwealth Educational Seminars at (800) 376-3345.

Accommodations for the differently abled: Commonwealth Educational Seminars’ training facilities are handicap accessible. At Positive Approach to Care, we aim to find the right supports for everyone to shine. Individuals needing special accommodations, please contact us.