- Dementia Specialist training
- Half-day professional workshops
- Regional Dementia Education Conferences
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Wednesdays, February 18 and 25, 2009 Recommended for direct-care staff, the Dementia Specialist Program offers the most up-to-date knowledge and techniques to those caring for persons with dementia. The program promotes state of the art person-centered care. Benefits of this two-day program include an opportunity to experience the world from the view of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, real-life practical skills and ways to use these skills, and problem-solving techniques to assist with challenging behaviors. The two-day program offers creative and interactive learning with many opportunities for networking and team building. At the completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate designating 15 contact hours of continuing education. $100/person. Class size is limited to 20, so register early! Contact: Becky Rogers, 608.661.0463 / 800.272.3900 | ||
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Making Activities Meaningful Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Friday, March 6, 2009 In this hands-on workshop, participants will understand the unique activity needs of the person with dementia. Being able to meet these needs, caregivers are better able to respond to groups of individuals from early to end stages of dementia. By using the life story as a guide, participants will learn practical activities to use throughout all stages of the person with dementia’s life. $35/person. Between the Words: Effective Communication With People With Dementia Thursday, January 8, 2009 Thursday, January 29, 2009 Friday, February 13, 2009 In this highly interactive workshop, direct care providers will learn how to communicate successfully with individuals in various stages of dementia. Workshop participants will learn the most effective communication practices, approaches, validation and redirection techniques by first understanding the effects of dementia on the brain. Participants will also develop skills in forming a relationship with the person behind the dementia. $30/person. Becky Rogers, Training Specialist, 608.661.0463 / 800.272.3900
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“Managing Behaviors: Start With Yourself” Friday, March 13, 2009 Don’t miss this highly interactive, skill-building conference with Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA. Always in demand, Teepa is returning to the Madison area after three years to share her expertise on thoughtful dementia care and education with direct-care professionals. Managing Behaviors: Start with Yourself: One of the most common concerns raised by caregivers and family members trying to help a person living with dementia is that the person “knows better” and “simply needs to behave themselves!” because behavior can change from one moment or day to the next and can be different with different people. This session is designed to help care providers and family members understand how their behavior, their words, and their reactions can be critical in helping the person with dementia have ‘better behavior’. Creative and Practical Tips to Get Through the Day: This session will encourage both the person with dementia and their care partner to learn more about themselves and each other so that the day goes better. We will explore personality traits, environmental and activity preferences, planning and organizational needs and desires, stress indicators, inducers, and reducers, and preferred routines and habit patterns for each person. One point of emphasis will be on the importance of helping the care partner and the person with dementia reach out to others so that each has options and support beyond the other person. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided for each participant. A registration brochure will be available in January - please let us know if you would like to be on the mailing list or watch here for your printable form (cost TBA).
Becky Rogers, Training Specialist, 608.661.0463 / 800.272.3900
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Drs. Kim and Gail Peterson, presenters Thursday, May 14, 2009 More details TBA.
Becky Rogers, Training Specialist, 608.661.0463 / 800.272.3900
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