Order the VDT® Comprehensive Edition

Anyone involved in the care of seniors will encounter individuals living with dementia. The insight provided by the Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT) Comprehensive Edition will alter perspectives and change the way your staff approaches care-giving. One very important result of use of the VDT is a reduction in the use of psychoactive medication once staff has a better understanding of expected dementia behavior. The Virtual Dementia Tour has also been lauded as the game changer in helping staff understand what person-centered care actually entails. The bottom line is that resident quality of life will improve and caregivers will benefit from a reduction in the number of challenging situations and an increased connection to those they serve.

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The Virtual Dementia Tour Comprehensive Edition includes:

• Online training for facilitator(s) on how to conduct the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT)
• The latest Virtual Dementia Tour manual, packed with research, complete instructions, and the forms you’ll need to conduct the VDT experience
• Our patented, time-tested VDT components which have been clinically researched and consistently proven to simulate many of the common effects of aging and dementia; over 25 total pieces come with the program
• An eye-opening video of a family as they experience the VDT and details on how the experience changed their perception of dementia
• Special printed materials designed to assist non-professional participants in understanding their personal VDT experience
• Staff training tools, including a comprehensive debriefing outline, participant handouts, and assessment forms
• An "internal" agreement to use the patented Virtual Dementia Tour within your organization. "External" agreement also available to use the tour outside of your organization.
• Regular updates on best practices, and new developments, with the VDT
• Online access to order additional components and view program media files.
• VDT Online App which includes digital forms and online database for creating records and running automated reports that provide analysis for both community and healthcare group training events.

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The Virtual Dementia Tour Comprehensive Edition, a valuable, easy-to-follow experiential training program, is designed for use by care giving facilities and community organizations to help identify with and understand behaviors and needs of people living with dementia. It has been used to train the staff at hospitals, home care agencies, hospices, and colleges and universities. After experiencing the VDT, staff members are able to identify with, and better understand, the behaviors and needs of those with dementia. You can also use the Virtual Dementia Tour to spread awareness of the impact of dementia on everyday life of our seniors. We thank you for your commitment and we look forward to working with you to develop comprehensive staff and community training programs.

Located in another country?
Please visit our International VDT Partners page and contact our representative in your country.
Using the VDT in a hospital?
Only a Certified Trainer can perform the VDT in a hospital. Please visit our Certified Trainer page to apply.
Using the VDT in a grant?
The VDT has been featured and studied in a large number of grants.  It is important to contact us if you are considering using the VDT in a grant application.  Our years of experience in writing grants, as well as our easy access to research and outcomes associated with the VDT, gives you critical information to assure grant success.  In addition, there are requirements to the licensure of the VDT that must be included in the grant to assure you that the VDT is conducted according to researched protocols that show marked increases in participant empathy, person-centered care, customer service and other potential areas of change.
Want to use the VDT in research?
Please contact us to inquire about using the VDT in research.

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.