Application Process
EXISTING CMDCP® MEMBERS: Complete the online CMDCPT™ application with ICCDP. Dates of the seminar are posted on the calendar. Log in and click to apply for CMDCPT™ certification. I ALREADY HAVE MY CMDCP® CLICK HERE
NOTE: IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY A CMDCP® YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER YOUR CERTIFICAITON NUMBER SO BOTH YOUR CMDCPT™ AND CMDCP® CERTIFICATIONS ARE LINKED. THE CMDCPT™ CERTIFCAITON INCLUDES YOUR CMDCP® CERTIFICATION. If you do not have a CMDCP® certification, it is not a prerequisite. CMDCP® certification will be included in your CMDCPT™ trainer certification
Complete the online CMDCPT™ application for new members who do not have a ICCDP CMDCP® CERTIFICATION. Dates of the seminar are posted on the calendar.I DO NOT HAVE A CMDCP® CERTIFICATION AND CLICK HERE
You will be asked to upload the following documentswhen completing your online CMDCPT™ application.
- Certification or license
- Copy of your CADDCT certification
- Copy of college degree
- A seminar you have presented.
The CMDCPT
™ registration lists dates, locations, prices, and information. Once you have completed the CMDCPT
™ one day class, as a trainer, you will present the MDCP Montessori Dementia Care Professional 7- hour live presentation. Upon completion of the MDCP course, your customers will apply online for the CMDCP
® certification.
Qualifications
- Must be a CADDCT in good standing
- As a CADDCT, must have presented the ADDC seminar at minimum one time per year.
- Must have a 4 -year degree from an accredited college or university OR a Nurse.
- Must have a license or certification that is in good standing or an instructor in a learning institution.
- One year minimum experience presenting seminars or in-services.
- Must have at minimum 5 years’ experience in any health care related field that serves the elderly with a diagnosis of Dementia.
"One certified CMDCPT™ trainer impacts thousands of health care providers" NCCDP/ICCDP
General Information:
As a CMDCPT™ trainer, you will provide a state of the art and comprehensive MDCPMontessori Dementia Care Professional Curriculum to health care professionals, front line staff and students enrolled in healthcare-related degree programs such as nursing, social workers, pharmacist, activity professionals, PT, OT, Speech Therapist, nursing assistants and other important professions serving the older person who work in the many aspects of the health care industry, supporting industries, government agencies or who will be entering the workforce.
The MDCP 7-hour curriculum is the required seminar for those interested in pursuing CMDCP® Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional certification at ICCDP https://www.iccdp.net/ and who qualify for CMDCP® certification.
Not everyone will qualify for the CMDCP® certification but all professions can benefit from the comprehensive MDCP curriculum.
The ICCDP MDCP curriculum is recognized by learning institutions, companies and associations within the United States and manyinternational countries. The Montessori approaches developed by Maria Montessori are recognized and accepted worldwide.
CEUs:
The MDCP curriculum is CEU approved for nurses in most states. Nurses will be provided information in class on how to purchase the CEUs from the CEU Network for $28.00 .
It is the CMDCPT™ trainer's responsibility to submit the curriculum (if they choose to do so) to credentialing bodies for CE or CEU approval. It will be up to you as a trainer, to submit the course for CEU approval to other credentialing bodies, should you wish to do so.
Where Can the CMDCPT™ Present?
CMDCPT™ trainers are permitted to present the curriculum where they are employed or book private seminars and charge for their services when not at work. Additionally, the CMDCPT™ trainer name is listed on the CMDCPT™ registry for potential customers to hire the trainer to present the MDCP curriculum to university students, technical schools students, corporations employee’s or association conference attendees, if the CMDCPT™ trainer chooses to do so.
Corporate Group Rates for CMDCP® certification:
ICCDP offers corporate group (10 or more) discounts rates when the CMDCPT™ is the presenter for an in- house MDCP training for the CMDCP® applications, if the corporation is investing in the employee's dementia education and CMDCP® certification. The corporate group rate is $70.00 pp USD. For the CMDCP® application and selecting the grandfather option to by pass the ICCDP CMDCP® online 7- hour course.
If a company chooses to create a corporate group account and wishes their employees to take the ICCDP 7 -hour online MDCP course, the corporate group rate for the CMDCP® application and 7 -hour online course is $70.00 pp USD.
Companies will contact ICCDP regarding setting up a corporate group account either as the grandfather option or completing the ICCDP MDCP course online. iccdpcorporate@iccdp.net
Association Member Discounts:
ICCDP also offers associations attendees who attend the MDCP seminar presented at a state, or national and or international conference, by a CMDCPT™ trainer, a discount for the CMDCP® application. The association member rate and grandfather option is $50.00 pp USD.
Equipment Needed:
On the day of your CMDCPT™ trainer seminar you will need a lap top and must have internet and be able to hear and speak to the presenter.
As a Trainer you will need the following equipment when presenting the MDCP seminar.
The CMDCPT™ trainer will need the following equipment; laptop with media player, projector or smart TV, screen, extension cords, speaker when presenting to larger audiences of more than 10, cart, and screen.
All trainers will be asked to sign a license agreement. This is explained in the CMDCPT™ registration form.
All trainers will provide a student handout notebook that can only be ordered through the ICCDP web site.
All trainers will be required to provide a certificate of attendance, collect evaluations, and provide a sign-in sheet to all attendees. To see what training materials are provided, see the CMDCPT™ registration form.
CMDCPT™ renewal is every two years and includes both the CMDCPT™ and CMDCP® certification. You will need 4 contact hours and this is included in your CMDCPT™ renewal application. You will only renew the CMDCPT™ application. You will be notified in 22 months of your upcoming renewal and the expiration date of your certifications.
The CMDCPT™ seminar includes:
MDCP Montessori Dementia Care Professional PowerPoint curriculum (English only) on a memory stick, a master student handout notebook, Instructor manual, pretest and posttest for students, sample brochure, sample class certificate, sample sign-in sheet,information on obtaining approval for CEU's (USA Only), fees to charge, certifications as a CMDCPT™ Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional Trainer and CMDCP® Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional.
Curriculum updates: CMDCPT™ Trainers are notified of updates to the curriculum. Updates are only as needed. The MDCP curriculum is only available in English. The student handout notebooks are in English.
Fees:
$2300.00 USD Includes, certification as a CMDCPT™, CMDCP® and training materials.
$165.00 USD Renewal and includes the 4- hour renewal course work.
Renewal is every two years.
$45.00 USD late fee
Corporations request rates for multiple trainers. iccdpcorporate@iccdp.net
Associations request rates if booking the CMDCPT™ seminar at the next state, national or international conference.iccdpcorporate@iccdp.net
CMDCPT™ Times and Time Zones:
All seminars are held via ZOOM. It is your responsibility to be on time for the ZOOM meeting and stay till the end.
Times: 7:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M.
CMDCPT™ seminars are presented in English.
Cancellation Policy / Refund Policy:
NO REFUNDS if you cancel 7 days prior to the class date. ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLASS.
Cancellation received prior to two weeks of the date of class will incur a $750.00 cancellation fee. If canceling 13 days or less prior to the scheduled date, there are no refunds. Cancellation must be received in writing to iccdpcorporate@iccdp.net
Payment is expected at the time of registration.
Additional information for CMDCPT™ applicants.
Once your application is reviewed and if approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the date and time of your training.
Very Important Information:
- The confirmation email will have a license agreement to sign and upload to your account. The license agreement deals with what you can and not do as a CMDCPT™ trainer and what you can and cannot do with the ICCDP MDCP curriculum.
- The confirmation email will have included two homework assignments. Both assignments must be uploaded to your account prior to the course date. The home work assignment consists of a sample class certificate and sample class brochure. Detailed information and wording will be provided to you.
- Once your license agreement and two homework assignments are uploaded to your account, ICCDP will ship your training materials via FedEx ground. It is your responsibility to upload these materials in plenty of time to ship your materials. You will need these materials for the course.
ICCDP will ship your training materials to other countries but if the materials are lost at the border, you will be responsible to order a new set and arrange for delivery.
As a Trainer, you will need the following:
The CMDCPT™ trainer may present the MDCP 7 -hour course in person live or via ZOOM type of platform live and must be interactive with the audience. Each time you present the MDCP course, you will provide to the student, a student handout notebook. You will be required to collect evaluations, sign in sheets and provide a certificate of attendance. The evaluations, sign in sheet with names and email addresses and class certificate will a be sent (via scan or fax 9738602244) to ICCDP within 7 days of the class. The trainers resume and sign in sheet will also be sent to the CEU network when there are Nurses in attendance. All CMDCPT™ trainers will post all MDCP seminars on the ICCDP web site seminar calendar.
- Lap top that has a speaker and can play videos. The curriculum has short video vignettes included in the curriculum.
- Speakers for when you present in person.
- Projector for when you present in person
- Screen for when you present in person
- Extension cords for when you present in person.
Additional Fees:
If ICCDP needs to send your training materials overnight, you will be charged additional shipping fees. All products are shipped via FedEx.
All CMDCPT™ certifications are emailed to you.
Recommendations: Please use a computer when completing applications. We recommend using Google Chrome or Internet Explorer Edge.
Contact Information:
Contact information: Email address: iccdpcorporate@iccdp.net
Phone number: EST 1.973.726.5002 M – F 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
55 Main Street Suite 102
Sparta, NJ 07871 USA
