For Organizations

We’re interested. What do we do next?

Now your organization can be in the vanguard of this effort. The Professional section of this website describes how individual social service practitioners can get trained and certified as NYUCI providers to work with families, either in person or via online videoconferencing. This telehealth delivery of the NYUCI marks a leap in the utilization of technology to bring family members—together in support of the spouse or partner of a person with dementia (and each other). 

 

What is the time commitment and cost for training and certifying staff?

The NYUCI training and certification program is conducted through an innovative online program. Counselors spend approximately 20 to 25 hours to complete, with a cost of $2499.95 per person. This cost includes the NYUCI online training, access to the NYUCI certification exam (100 questions with an 80% threshold), online training to deliver the NYUCI via online videoconferencing, and a listing on our national referral directory (free for the first year). 
 
Minnesota uses the following Cost Analysis Worksheet to estimate the cost of this program per site:
 

 

Reference: A Guide to Implementing the New York University Caregiver Intervention and The Minnesota Experience, Mary Mittelman, DrPH, Cynthia Epstein, LCSW, Deborah Paone, MHSA, Donna Walberg, MBA, Alzheimer’s Disease Support Services Program | November 2010, p. 174: Appendix 4.

 

What is the benefit of having your staff trained and certified?

Getting trained and certified in the NYUCI gives counselors specialized knowledge and skills to serve a growing population of older adults caring for a relative with dementia. 
 
After becoming certified in the NYUCI, counselors will:
  • Impact the emotional, physical, and financial aspects of dementia caregiving by helping families in a way that is relevant to their specific family situation. 
  • Feel confident that the program being provided has strong evidence for effectiveness and is based on nearly 30 years of research. 

Is there feedback from other organizations that have implemented the NYUCI?

As mentioned above, the State of Minnesota has been a large-scale implementer of NYUCI through an Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP) state grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging / Administration on Community Living. 
 
By August of 2009, 57 spouse caregivers were engaged in the intervention out of an original enrollment of 75 caregivers. 
 

Why does the NYUCI only focus on dementia caregiving?

Your organization, as a social services provider, is likely seeing more clients who are taking care of a spouse or partner with memory problems, especially if they are older adults. Some may have become caregivers since the time they became recipients of your services, while others will have come to you specifically because they needed help with their caregiving role. 
 

What is the evidence base for the NYUCI?

The NYU Caregiver Intervention has gone through nearly three decades of research that has shown many long-term, proven benefits to the caregiver, his or her family members, and the person living with dementia. 
 
The NYUCI was initially evaluated in an unprecedented 20-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study showed that involving the family was the key factor leading to positive outcomes for the caregiver. The specific findings showed that caregivers had:
 

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