Live Event
Communicating with Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families: Strategies for Their Success
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- Topic Areas:
- Behaviors
- Faculty:
- Stephanie Goldstein
- Course Levels:
- Beginner & Intermediate
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Not Applicable
- Location:
- Brightview on New Canaan - Norwalk, Connecticut
Dates
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Description
Communication with patients with memory loss is a challenge. Family members of these individuals often have even more difficulty understanding their loved ones' needs. This seminar will focus on ways to enhance patient care by enhancing your understanding of your patients and improving the Alzheimer's patients' understanding of you. Facilitating better communication between Alzheimer's patients and their family members is also a goal of this seminar.
Content Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Program Location and Information: Registration 12:45pm Program 1pm-3pm
Brightview New Canaan
162 New Canaan Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Credits
Certified Case Manager
This program has been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 2 CE contact hour(s). Activity code: S00058452 Approval Number 240000524: To claim these CEs, log into your CE Center account at www.ccmcertification.org.*Certificate must be retained for at least one year past the participant’s CCM board certified case manager’s renewal date.
Social Work
Jenerations Health Education, #1494, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Jenerations Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 1/26/2024-1/26/2027 . Social Workers completing this course receive 2 General Social Work continuing education credit.
Faculty
Stephanie Goldstein Related Seminars and Products
Stephanie Goldstein, BSW, LBSW, has been in healthcare for more than 15 years. Her experience includes both working directly with patients and as a manager in mental health and long term care. She is passionate about educating patients and families on options while promoting self-determination for those with complex physical, cognitive or mental health diagnoses. A frequent guest lecturer for Johns Hopkins University’s Certificate on Aging program, she also loves teaching professionals about best practices in working with older generations.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives:
- Name at least 3 reasons persons with dementia do not respond well to typical communication strategies he/she might use with other patients.
- Describe at least 3 different communication strategies that are effective in working with patients who have dementia.
- Identify at least 2 common mistakes that healthcare providers/family caregivers make in communicating with patients who have dementia
- Apply at least 3 effective ways to communicate with families so the family members communication with patient improves
Agenda:
30 minutes: What is dementia and how does it impact communication?
30 minutes: What’s trying to be communicated?
30 minutes: What are common mistakes made by families when communicating?
30 minutes: How can we best help families to improve communication with their loved one?
Bibliography & References
Bibliography & References available upon request
Live (Onsite) Programs - FAQ
*Successful completion of this seminar will require attendance for the entire event, signing in & out as well as completion & submission of the evaluation form.
*Certificates distributed upon completion & receipt of evaluation
*Partial credit is not offered
If you are requesting ADA accommodations, please contact us via email at contact@jenerationshealth.com at least two weeks prior to the course date. Requests after that date may not be fulfilled.
For grievances, contact Jenerations Health Education at 443-416-7710 or contact@jenerationshealth.com
*Please email contact@jenerationshealth.com if you need to cancel your registration. No penalty for canceling for complimentary programs. Paid programs can apply credit to a future program.
Location
Brightview on New Canaan
162 New Canaan Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850, United States
(203) 989-4774
www.brightviewseniorliving.com
(203) 989-4774
www.brightviewseniorliving.com