Become an AMI Certified Practitioner

Students who have completed the AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing Workshop are eligible to be assessed for competency as an AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing Certified Practitioner, to develop and implement this innovative intervention for people living with dementia, other disabilities and older adults and to serve as a resource for others in your care setting.  

The Certification Process includes the following:

  • Complete the AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing Workshop 
  • Contact the Training Centre with whom you registered for the workshop or the AMI Trainer who facilitated the workshop if it was independent of an AMI Training Centre and complete the Certification application process including payment of any fees.  Once this has been done the Certification package will be sent to you. This will provide all assessment task and submission details. You have 6 months from the Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing workshop to complete and submit all assessment tasks
  • Read the suggested reading material. 
  • Complete the case studies requirements.  
  • Write at least a 1,000-word paper discussing lessons learned from participation in the training and your experience of implementing Montessori principles. 
  • Complete a written examination based on the topics covered in the two-day workshop and the suggested reading. 

Details of the AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing Workshops can be found here.

The AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing Workshop and certification assessment requirements do not qualify the student to teach or train others in Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing.  An AMI Trainer or Auxiliary Trainer certification is required to teach the AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing curriculum.