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Advanced Topics in Alzheimer's Care (One-day)
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Advanced Topics in Alzheimer’s Care

Length: One-day

Cost: $100.00 includes a scripted training manual, and a CD that includes PowerPoint slides and handouts. Refreshments will be served. Lunch on your own.

CEU's: Six (6) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for an additional $10.00 for Activity Directors, Nursing Home Administrators, Social Workers, Counselors, OTs, PTs, and RNs through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Family Medicine.

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

Dates and times: See calendar

This new and innovative staff-training program uses case studies, games, role playing, and group exercises to bring eight in-services alive for direct care staff. Participants receive a scripted training manual and a CD that includes PowerPoint slides and handouts. Topics include:

  1. Person Centered Care
  2. Communicating through music
  3. Bathing
  4. Intimacy & sexuality
  5. Reducing resistive behavior
  6. Preventing falls
  7. End of life care
  8. Spirituality