Illinois Dementia Care Train the Trainer Program.

Length: One day

Cost: $90 includes continental breakfast, lunch, a training manual, and a CD with PowerPoint slides and handouts.

CEUs: Available for an additional $10.00 (details below)

Register online or to register by mail, phone or fax, click here to download form

Dates and times: See calendar

This full-day program equips participants to lead a series of four, one-hour in-services designed to upgrade the skills of direct care staff in delivering better care to people with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

We emphasize practical, problem-solving approaches to providing care and present information on the basics of Alzheimer's disease. We also discuss how to apply adult learning principals while training staff in:

• Understanding dementia - care practices informed by research and best practices
• Communication strategies - discovering new ways to make connections
• Challenging behaviors - learning each individual's rhythms and feedback language
• Activity-based care - effective ways of engaging people with Alzheimer's and fostering community

This program is designed for staff in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities (including nurse educators, in-service facilitators, staff trainers, and training supervisors) to meet the initial requirement for Alzheimer's training mandated by the State of Illinois (Title 77, Chapter 1, Subchapter c, Part 300, Section 300.7050). The program also may be relevant to any professional involved in caring for people with dementia in community-based or residential care settings.

CEUs

The Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter, in sponsorship with Oakton Community College, Alliance for Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education for Health Professionals, is responsible for providing the following continuing education credits for program participants:

Registered Nurses- 7.2 contact hours
Oakton Community College, Alliance for Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education for Health Professionals, is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Nursing Home Administrators, Licensed Social/Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Counselors/Clinical Counselors-6 clock hours
Oakton Community College, Alliance for Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education for Health Professionals, is approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations as a sponsor of continuing education for nursing home administrators, social workers and licensed counselors.

Activity Directors, Other Health Professionals-.6 CEUs
Awarded by Oakton Community College. The CEU is a specific, standard measure of educational achievement (10 contact hours) under criteria of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to attest to clock hour completion of continuing education activities.

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