Digital Seminar
Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training
- Average Rating:
- 24
- Faculty:
- Sherrie All, PhD
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 14 Minutes
- Copyright:
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Jan 17, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS054880
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
This training is vital for anyone who works with dementia and needs skills and proven strategies to provide optimal care!
Watch Dr. Sherrie All as she provides you with the assessment tools and interventions you need to identify and differentiate between dementias, prevent and reduce difficult behaviors, and improve your ability to communicate with cognitively impaired patients!
More than just an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s, this program will offer practical solutions to some of the most challenging real-life situations you face and bring you up to speed on the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection that could impact your work.
Best of all, upon completion of this training, you’ll be eligible to become an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and clients know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of dementia care. Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/ECDCS for details.
Purchase today! No matter your profession, you’ll finish this comprehensive program more confident in your ability to minimize challenging behavioral issues associated with dementia, improve communication with your patients, and provide the best care possible for this vulnerable population!
CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!
- No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99.99 USD value)*!
- Simply complete this training and the included post-event evaluation, and your application to be an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist through Evergreen Certifications is complete.
Attendees will receive documentation of ECDCS designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following completion.
*Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/ECDCS for professional requirements.
Credit
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training (6.6 MB) | 110 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training - French (6.6 MB) | 110 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training - Italian (6.6 MB) | 110 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training - German (6.6 MB) | 110 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training - Spanish (6.6 MB) | 110 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Sherrie All, PhD Related seminars and products
Chicago Center for Cognitive Wellness
Sherrie All, PhD, is a neuropsychologist and an engaging speaker and writer whose expertise in the principles of neuroscience, functional neuroanatomy, and diagnostics give her a unique insight into the correlation between mental health disorders, therapeutic approaches, and what happens to the brain itself.
Dr. All is the owner of the Chicago Center for Cognitive Wellness where she combines her strong background in CBT with mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing and dynamic interpretations to help her clients manage depression, stress, anxiety, mental illness and cognitive challenges. A trained neuropsychologist who received her PhD from Rosalind Franklin University, she also brings her detailed understanding of the brain to uniquely address the needs of people with traumatic brain injuries, dementia, and other conditions.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sherrie All is the owner of Chicago Center for Cognitive Wellness. She receives royalties as a published author. Sherrie All receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-Financial: Sherrie All is a member of the American Psychological Association. the Illinois Psychological Association, and the International Neuropsychological Society. She serves on the American Society on Aging editorial review board.
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Determine how the manifestations of each type of dementia impacts identification and prognosis.
- Develop a synopsis of 2 assessment tools that can be employed to screen for possible cognitive difficulty and relate to functional application with ADLs.
- Utilize non-verbal communication skills that can help professionals identify meanings behind gestures when working with patients who have dementia increasing quality of care and quality of life for patients.
- Evaluate how patient safety can be enhanced with strategies to redirect wandering and manage paranoia while increasing participation in therapy.
- Investigate how the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection could impact care of people with dementia.
- Analyze end of life issues and elder abuse and correlate how the ethics of dying impacts the clinician, client, and their family.
Outline
Manifestations and Prognosis for Each Type of Dementia- Cognitive decline vs. normal aging
- Mild Neuro-Cognitive Disorder
- Manifestations and prognosis for:
- Alzheimer’s
- Vascular Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Parkinson’s
- Stages of dementia
- Psuedo-dementias and reversible conditions
- MOCA and SLUMS
- Step-by-step utilization
- What they tell you and what they don’t
- Brain imaging
- Research on biomarkers
- Genetic risk profiling
- When to refer for a formal neuropsychological assessment
- Identifying triggers for challenging behaviors
- Assess for pain in dementia patients
- What do for sundowning?
- Techniques to minimize combativeness and aggressive behaviors
- Strategies to redirect wandering
- Paranoia – causes and management
- Effective responses to hallucinations and delusions
- Strategies to reduce repetitive behaviors
- How to improve personal care and activities of daily living
- Successful non-verbal communication – find meaning behind gestures
- Best practices to avoid arguments
- Questions to ask, and how to ask them
- Innovative communication tools
- Approved medications for behavioral and cognitive symptoms
- Nutritive interventions for Alzheimer’s prevention
- Disease modifying medication
- End of life issues
- Reporting abuse (physical, sexual, financial)
- Multicultural considerations
- Limitations, risks, and areas of further research
Target Audience
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychiatrists
- Case Managers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physicians
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Certified Nurses Assistants
- Homecare Workers
- Other Rehab, Medical and Mental Health Professionals
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