The Alzheimer's Association Miami Valley Chapter is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau.

About professional trainingThe Alzheimer's Association is committed to helping professionals improve their knowledge and skills, build stronger teams and deliver better care to people with dementia and their families. Our training and education programs are geared to professionals working in both community-based and residential care settings. Our programs and meetings have been attended by activity professionals, administrators, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers and staff trainers. Many of our programs offer CEUs. We charge $75 per hour for our training, $100 per hour for training with CEUs. For more information contact patricia.roby@alz.org. Training programs
The Miami Valley Chapter offers a variety of professional training programs. We can offer from a 1-hour in-service to a full 18 hours of professional training. Regardless we will work to tailor the education to meet the needs of those being trained. For more information contact patricia.roby@alz.org. Web-based training programsCARES: A Dementia Caregiving Approach This affordable, Web-based program has six one-hour training modules that are geared primarily to direct care workers, particularly nursing assistants. Each module uses text and streaming video to illustrate how to best care for people with dementia living in residential care settings. Topics include:
Seminars and conferencesAnnual Dementia Care Symposium: This year's Symposium, will be at the Schuster Center on November 7, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The program will offer CEUs for adminstrators, social worker, nurses, activity professionals, and dieticians. Please check back later for more information. |