Classroom Workshops
Some Things Are Best Learned Together
"Great Learning Happens in Groups..." by Ken Robinson
It's a proven fact that adults learn best when they are interacting with others and actually able to practice a new skill.
This is how we have structured all our classroom workshops.
Every workshop is focused around a "deep dive" into its respective topic.
You'll Find These Components In Every Workshop:
- Full explanation of the reason why to topic is essential to understand
- Complex topics will be broken down into simple, easy to execute steps
- Plenty of time to practice your new skill
- A tool (or two) to take with you that supports you after the session,
The Details
All Workshops Are:
- 45 minutes - 1 hour
- Highly Interactive
- Very Little Lecturing
- $35 per person
(Group Discounts available)
Note:
Each Workshop Must have 6 attendees.
You can start your own session or click on the "Click Here" buttons to see when the next class is scheduled.
Spend an Hour on a Session That Interests You... I know it will save you time, energy and stress when you deploy your new skill.
Classroom Workshops
So Much More Than Words
Dementia Requires Us To Communicate Differently
You'll Learn:
- The Changes That You Need To Make,
- The Reason Why You Need To Change
- The Skills Needed To Be Successful.
It's Tough To Provide Good Care When We Can't Communicate Successfully.
Get To REALLY Know Me
You May Think You Know The Person That Needs Your Care,,,, But Chances Are You've Only Scratched The Surface
You'll Learn:
- How To Build An Arsenal of Important Details About Your Loved One That You Can Draw From To Enhance Your Care.
- How To "Plug In" These details to Improve Cooperation and Results.
You Must Know The Person You Are Caring For at an Elevated Level To Be Successful. We'll Teach You How.
The Art of Re-Direction
People With Dementia Are ALWAYS RIGHT.. so Re-Direction Is A Skill That Is a "Must Have"
You'll Learn:
- The "Art" of Successful Re-Direction. (The Skill)
- Steps In The Re-Direction Process.
- Use Re-Direction To Accomplish Your Desired Outcome.
It Never Pays To Argue or Disagree with Dementia Patients, So We Recommend Re-Direction.
Managing Difficult Behaviors
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
Dementia Presents In a Vast Assortment of Behaviors - Some More Challenging Than Others.
You'll Learn:
- How to interpret behaviors
- Probing questions to ask to uncover the REAL need.
- Multiple Successful Tips to calm behaviors.
- How To React to Dementia -Driven Behaviors.
All Dementias Will Present with Multiple Challenging Behaviors. It makes sense to get prepared!
The Importance of Choice
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
The Power To Make a Choice is Something Every Person Should Retain
You'll Learn:
- How to structure your dialogue to empower your person with dementia to make their own choices.
- Ways to celebrate those choices
- How to react when the choice is non-traditional.
A Person with Dementia has lost so many capabilities, the ability to make choices for themselves is empowering... don't take it away!
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
Activities vs. Great Dementia Engagement
Is It An Activity? or Is it Delivering Appropriate Cognitive Stimulation?
What You'll Learn:
- What a cognitively stimulating activity looks like.
- How to plan great dementia friendly activities.
- How to execute effectively
It's essential that activities for people with dementia are multi-sensory, skill appropriate and facilitate success.
The Dining Experience
Managing a Dementia Community
The Importance of Choice
Brain Change Impacts Our Eating Habits, Taste Preferences and Consumption
The Importance of Choice
Managing a Dementia Community
The Importance of Choice
Please Don't Take Away My Right To Choose
Managing a Dementia Community
Managing a Dementia Community
Managing a Dementia Community
Being a Good Dementia Community Manager Requires Special Skills
What We Do
In Person Training
- CDP Certification Training (NCCDP)
- Dementia BASICS Training
- Communication, Redirection and Behavior Management Training
Skills Workshops
Learn how to effectively approach, communicate and manage dementia patients. Practice skills like Active Listening, Redirection, Entering Their Reality and much more.
Online Training
Our online Learning Library is filled with simple, easy to understand and easy to implement techniques that will help you IMMEDIATELY.
Learn things like: How dementia effects the brain, Types of dementia, How to effectively communicate, Tried and true care strategies.. and much more.
Support Groups
Professionally Facilitated Support Sessions. You Are NOT Alone! You'll be amazed at how helpful It Is to share your story and learn from one another.
Dementia Friendly Events
Fun social events structured to educate the people providing care as well as stimulation for those with dementia. Bring your loved one with dementia, have some fun get informed on a senior related topic.
Personal Consultations
We can arrange to conduct a 1 on 1 personal PHONE (or ZOOM) consultation with you and your loved one.
Our personal PHONE consultation is FREE and appointmens are 15 minutes each.
Or personal ZOOM consultation is a maximum of 40 minutes. It includes a non-clinical top-line assessment and 2 - 3 recommended action steps to implement.
Personalized Services
We can arrange to conduct a 1 on 1 personal visit with you and your loved one to help identify a solid personalized care strategy.
Each visit is a minimum of 2 hours and the outcome is a personalized care plan to address your most pressing needs.
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