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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.
Training programs
Professional Workshops
We provide training for health care professional on a variety of topics related to Alzheimer's disease and care of individuals with Alzheimer's. Trainings range in length from one hour in-services to full day workshops. The fee for training is $70 per hour plus travel expenses. Many of our workshops are eligible for CEUs. For more information or to schedule a training for your facility or agency, please contact Melissa Gandee at 1.800.491.2717 or email at melissa.gandee@alz.org.
Click here for a copy of our training brochure.
Click here for a list of organizations that have been trained by the Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter in the last year.
Assisted Living Two-Hour Training Package
Be among the first to take advantage of our new assisted living training package. Designed specifically to satisfy new WV regulations that require two hours of dementa care training, our training package provides on-site training for your employees. For more information or to schedule a training for your facility or agency, please contact Melissa Gandee at 800-491-2717 or email at melissa.gandee@alz.org.
Hands On Dementia Experience©
We offer this hands-on sensitivity training to facilities, agencies, county aging programs, and community and caregiver groups. Without giving too much away to those who haven't had the Experience, it gives individuals a glimpse of the physical difficulties older adults experience and places participants in situations, for a brief time, that may result in some of the confusion and resulting behaviors experienced by people with dementia. For more information or to schedule the Hands On Dementia Experience© for your facility or agency, please contact Melissa Gandee at 800-491-2717 or email at melissa.gandee@alz.org.Seminars and Conferences
Save the Date!
2008 Annual Education Conference
October 30 & 31
Charleston Civic Center
The Education Conference, held annually each fall, is two days of lectures, workshops, training sessions and panel discussions. Attendees come from a wide variety of health care related fields, including healthcare providers, nursing home staff and administrators, nurses, physicians, para-professionals, social workers and family caregivers.
Click here to go to the Education Conference web page!
Web Based Training
Alzheimer's Disease: The Basics for Best Care
To receive a certificate of completion as proof of receiving the WV OHFLAC required training, you must take the post-test at the end of the curriculum. You must answer all 20 questions correctly in order to receive a certificate of completion and there is a $15 fee for each certificate of completion. The certificate is only valid for 12 months from date of completion. The fee may be paid either by credit card or a check made out to the Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter and the payment form at the end of this document must be used. Payment must be received before the certificate of completion will be given.
Continuing Education Units:
The Alzheimer's Association is partnering with The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute to provide professional CEUs for nurses and social workers. There is a $5 fee to receive CEU credit. The fee may be paid by credit card or check made out to the Alzheimer's Association, WV Chapter. The payment form at the end of this document must be used. Payment must be received before the CEUs will be given.
For more information or to submit your post-test, payment form or payment, contact:
Melissa Gandee, Program Director
Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter
1111 Lee Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
fax (304) 343-2723
1-800-491-2717
melissa.gandee@alz.org
Click here to download the "Alzheimer's Disease: The Basics for Best Care" training module.
