Virtual Dementia Tour® Training

​     Facilitator Training is required when you initially get the VDT® program, and teaches you how to set up and conduct the VDT for your staff or the general public. This training is available online or in-person with a VDT Certified Trainer. Most needs and goals for the VDT are met by getting the program, membership/license and facilitator training. Contact vdt@secondwind.org for details and pricing.
​​      Certified Trainers receive an advanced level of training and have additional capabilities not available to facilitators, see below for details and to apply. Click here for a current list of VDT Certified Trainers.

​Apply to become a Certified Trainer:

• Click here to apply online with a cover letter and resume. 
• Cost is $2,680 - includes the VDT manual and full set of sensory Tour components, annual  license/membership and in-person training.  Optional 3rd day for specialized training is an additional $350. 
• Annual renewal of $400 provides ongoing support from SWD and is required for active Certified Trainer status.
• Schedule for 2023 classes (dates subject to change):

            -  Wednesday, 6/21 - Thursday, 6/22. Roswell, GA.  Application deadline 4/28.
​                           Optional specialized Inclusive VDT training Friday, 6/23.
           -  Monday, 9/11 - Tuesday, 9/12. Southington, CT.  Application deadline 7/21.
​                           Optional specialized Hospital VDT training Wednesday, 9/13.
           -  Wednesday, 11/1 - Thursday, 11/2. Roswell, GA.  Application deadline 9/8.
​                           Optional specialized Inclusive VDT training Friday, 11/3.

• Contact vdt@secondwind.org with questions.  

The Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT) sensitivity training program is the proprietary intellectual property of Second Wind Dreams®, an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in Roswell, Georgia.  Developed by Second Wind Dreams founder, P.K. Beville, the Alzheimer’s and related dementias sensitivity training program known as the Virtual Dementia Tour is a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction (U.S. No. 8,388,347).  The patent relates to certain components, elements and functions of the Virtual Dementia Tour experience and only Second Wind Dreams and its authorized agents may conduct or deliver the Virtual Dementia Tour.