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About professional training
The 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.
For more information regarding professional in-services or trainings, please contact your local chapter office. Click here for a list of local chapter offices.
Training programs
Alzheimer’s Disease: Across the Stages
In-Services
(Utilizing Foundations of Dementia Care)
The chapter can tailor trainings to the special needs of the requesting agency/facility. Programs that are most frequently requested include the following: General Information about AD and Related Dementias; Family Dynamics; Communication; Behaviors; Activities of Daily Living; Caring for the Caregiver; Sensitivity Training.
Train the Trainer
Having an on-site dementia expert is one of the best ways to ensure your staff delivers compassionate, quality care. Train the Trainer is an award-winning four-hour class designed for the employee who conducts staff training within your facility/organization. Attendees learn how to deliver training that is fun and involving for others.
Getting Connected
This program extends a special invitation to family caregivers of recently diagnosed individuals, and professionals, to visit the Alzheimer’s Association office and speak to staff about programs and services that are available in the area and how to gain access to them.
This series of four basic informational programs is designed for interested family and professional caregivers. The first two programs are suitable for the person with dementia as well as for family members. The last program is a panel with representatives from various care communities.
Caring Through the Holidays
(Seasonal – October/November)
The holidays can be fun-filled times with opportunities for families and friends to share laughter, great food, and fond memories and to enjoy old and new rituals together. At times, however, the holidays also can be filled with stress, confusion, disappointment, sadness, and increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. Many caregivers and persons with dementia have additional feelings of frustration, guilt, anger, or sadness as the demands for holiday events and traditions become overwhelmingly stressful emotionally, physically, and/or financially. This program teaches participants how to get through the holidays without burning themselves out.
For more information on the programs above, contact your local chapter office. Click here for a list of local chapter offices.
Web-based training programs
CARES: 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:
- Clara Jones and her Care Team
- Introduction to Dementia
- Understanding Behavior as Communication
- Making a Connection with the Resident
- Eating Well
- Recognizing Pain
This program provides guidance for those who supervise others involved in the care of people with dementia: nurses, unit coordinators, administrators, activity directors or others in leadership positions. After this training you will be able to:
- Identify and implement methods to facilitate teamwork.
- Select and use improved communication and supervisory practices.
- Identify techniques and deliver meaningful feedback to members of your team.
- Recognize and create an environment that motivates staff.
Seminars and conferences
Educational Conferences
Throughout the year the Hudson Valley/Rockland/Westchester, NY Chapter holds conferences for both family and professional caregivers across the chapter territory. These events are either half or full day programs that provide information that is appropriate and relevant for both populations. Sessions may include updates on research and legal and financial information, as well as information on caregiving techniques and activity-based care.
Our next educational conference will be held on July 26, 2007:
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The Caring Partnership, a consortium of the Alzheimer's Association and Sullivan County agencies that support those caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, will present "Elder Abuse: A Community Responsibility" on Thursday, July 26, 2007 from 4:00pm - 7:30pm, at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 69 Ferndale-Loomis Road, Liberty, NY. Both the general public and healthcare professionals are invited. The conference includes dinner and is free of charge. Topics will include "Legal & Financial Elder Abuse", "Abuse of Guardianship", "Signs, Symptoms and Treatment of Physical Abuse", "Sullivan County Services", and "How To Report Potential Abuse." The conference is underwritten by a generous grant from the New York State Department of Health. To register or obtain further information, please call the Alzheimer's Association, 845.794.3774 |
For more information on the educational conferences and seminars, contact your local chapter office. Click here for a list of local chapter offices.
