Description
Participant Outcomes:
- Feel more competent to handle challenging situations;
- Contribute to a ‘person-centered’ atmosphere;
- Experience the joy of building relationships and communicating with older adults with dementia
Who Benefits from this training
- Caregivers of older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- GP, HCA, OT, Activity Coordinators, Nurses, Therapists, Social Workers
- Kitchen and housekeeping staff, maintenance staff, in-home caregivers
19 short, online training videos: interspersed with interactive webinars:
- 1st In-person, 2-day live training to practice new skills
- 16 weeks of practicum: practice what you have learned
- Interspersed with interactive webinars: get feedback on video-taped sessions; deepen knowledge
- 2nd in-person, 2-day training to practice new skills
- 10 weeks of practicum: practice what you have learned
- Interspersed with interactive webinars: get feedback on video-taped sessions; learn from one another
Meet your Validation teacher
Nancy Brown has a M.A. from Pepperdine University and is currently a PhD candidate in dementia studies at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). She has over 18 years experience as a group leader in a non-profit English-speaking memory day center in Jerusalem serving all levels of cognitive impairment. In addition to conducting Validation courses, webinars, and training for a variety of audiences, Nancy is a certified NCCAP instructor and teaches the joint NCCAP/VTI course: Memory Care: Validation for Activity Professionals. She also serves as the Communication Chair for Non-Pharmacological Interventions professional interest area of the Alzheimer’s Association International.
