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    Free CEU Programs

    We thank the dementia care workforce for all you do to support individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. New this year, we will be offering free CEU programs throughout the year for dementia care professionals in lieu of our annual professional conference. We recognize the importance of flexibility when it comes to educational opportunities. We hope you will join us at one of our live, virtual offerings.

    Challenges of Dual Diagnosis: Prior Mental Health and The Effect on the Course of Dementia Care

    2/27/2025, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Presented by Harry Morgan, MD, President of The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Inc., Medical Director of LiveWell

    This presentation will distinguish the impact of pre-dementia mental health issues from brain/behavioral issues that may be related to the evolving dementia syndrome in its social context. Implications for the management of dual diagnosis will be explored assessing psychopharmacologic and social behavioral vulnerabilities and interventions. Community, homecare, and residential care settings each pose different challenges for discussion. Case vignettes will be used to facilitate real world examination of issues in care and management.

    Why Attend?

    • Understand how mental health diagnosis can impact dementia related changes in the brain
    • Learn how mental health psychopharmacologic care can impact the management of behavioral symptoms of dementia
    • Understand the diversity of emotional and behavioral interventions in dementia

    CEUs Available

    • This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing at 244 CMR 5.00 for 1 contact hour.
    • This program has been approved for 1 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D 93033-1.
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    Upcoming CEU Programs

    Creating Dementia-Friendly Reading Material

    3/20/2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET | Presented by Susan Ostrowski, MA, MS, CCC-SLP, ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Co-Founder, Reading2Connect

    This one-hour session will debunk three preconceptions involving our belief of what adult reading text should look like; our limited idea of what it means to read; and our notion that individuals living with dementia can no longer read. Attendees will learn how dementia affects the reading process and will practice creating age/dementia-friendly reading material. Interactive reading will be demonstrated, which provides support for expression and helps to deepen relationships. Most extraordinary, adapted reading can lessen isolation and boredom, and provide authentic opportunities for independence, competency, and learning. Join us for this interactive and insightful session.
    • This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing at 244 CMR 5.00 for 1 contact hour
    • This program has been approved for 1 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D 93060
    • This program has been approved by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) for continuing education hours for activity professionals, 1 instructional hour, approval number NCCAP 525018-26.
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    Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Habilitation Therapy Training Curriculum

    Includes the Alzheimer’s Association’s New Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and the opportunity to purchase essentiALZ® certification for direct care staff.

    Our curriculum is a train-the-trainer model created to prepare attendees, already familiar with Alzheimer’s and dementia care, to train direct care staff in a wide range of residential and community-based care settings. The 7-hour training teaches attendees how to deliver the 13-hour curriculum based on the person-centered model of Habilitation therapy. CEUs are provided. Please click here to learn more.
     

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