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Caring for a Spouse with Mild Cognitive Impairment:

Daily Challenges, Marital Relations, and Physiological Indicators of Health

Webinar remains free and open to all – seating will be limited so reserve early!

Review more information and register at this link.

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Friday, March 23
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
North Run Corporate Center
Room 125
1630 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
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This 7 contact hour interactive training targets Assisted Living Administrators with a comprehensive analysis of topics related to:

Mental Health Part I
Working with Families
Essential Skills

These topics relate to the direct care of our aging population. The training will be facilitated by E. Ayn Welleford, MSG, PhD and Chair of the VCU Department of Gerontology.

This training is approved by the Department of Social Services and credits are accepted by the Department of Health Professions, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators toward annual training hours for Administrator licensure.

To register for this training, please visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/ and search for Keyword: “Just in Time.”

Cost: $100

Certificates of Attendance will be issued to all who register in advance.

Deadline for registration is Monday, March 19th. Refunds will not be available after this date.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Pryor at 804-828-1565 or pryorjm@vcu.edu.

Learning Objectives

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe 4 roles that ALF’s and staff can assume in the lives of residents families.
Demonstrate constructive interaction techniques.
Discuss how to respond to family needs and preferences.
Examine how various family programming strategies could be incorporated into the participants workplace.

WORKING WITH FAMILIES: At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
List four skills involved in the staff communication process.
Discuss the benefits of skillful observation and documentation for caregivers and clients.
State what types of information are needed in a complete nursing note.
Describe appropriate uses of validation and reality orientation.

MENTAL HEALTH PATRT I: At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Review major depression and minor depressive symptoms: causes, medications, interventions. Differentiate between depression and dementia.
Discuss relationship between depression and suicide
Review Bipolar disorder. Discuss the possible strategies/interventions when working with depressed adults.
Review the different types of anxiety and its manifestations of anxious symptoms between younger adults and older adults: causes, medications, interventions.
Discuss the association between anxiety & depression.
Discuss the possible strategies/interventions when working with anxious adults.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00: Registration
9:00 – Noon: Interactive Seminar
Noon – 12:30: Break/Lunch
12:30 – 4:30: Interactive Seminar
4:30: Adjourn

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These live events will take place from 1:30-2:30 pm EST as follows:
1) Community Partnerships: Ethical and Communication Issues for LTC Facility/ Hospital Transitions and Effective Care Coordination (March 27, 2012);

2) Psychiatric Emergencies: A Practical Guide for LTC Facility Staff (April 18, 2012); and

3) Pre-admission Screening of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: Considerations for Emergency Services Staff (May 17, 2012).

Registration is free and open to all – visit http://worldeventsforum.blogspot.com/

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For more information and to view the 2012-2013 Call for Proposals, visit VCoA’s “Alzheimer’s Funding” page.  Applications are due April 2nd. 

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More information is available in this press release.

To help inform family members, caregivers, health care workers and others about the new report, the commission will host a webinar on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Learn more by clicking on “Webinars.”

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