Florida Alzheimer’s and Dementia 3-Hour Initial Training & 4-Hour Package

$49.00

UPDATED: 2023-2024 NEW Alzehiemer’s Training Florida

Florida Alzheimer’s and Dementia 3-Hour Initial Training

Florida Alzheimer’s and Dementia 4-Hour Initial Training Part 2

Description

UPDATED: 2023-2024 NEW Alzehiemer’s Training Florida

Florida Alzheimer’s and Dementia 3-Hour Initial Training

Module 1 Behavior Management
Challenging behaviors associated with AD
Strategies and techniques for dealing with challenging behaviors
Problem-solving approach to challenging behaviors
Alternatives to restraints
Module 2 Promoting Independent Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease
Strategies for Success
Examples illustrating strategies for success
Dressing, Grooming, Eating, Bathing, Toileting and incontinence
Module 3 Family Issues
Issues and concerns of family members of residents with AD
The grief process: how it relates to the multiple, ongoing losses associated with AD
Strategies for assisting family members to be involved with residents and the
ALF special care program
Module 4 Activities for Residents with AD
Group activities
Individual activities
Module 5 Maintaining an Appropriate Environment for Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease
Physical environment (indoor and outdoor)
Security
Safety
Schedules and routines
Staff as part of the environment
Module 6 Ethical Issues and Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease
Ethical principles:
Autonomy
Beneficence
Justice
Case studies that illustrate ethical conflicts

 

UPDATED: 2023-2024 NEW Alzehiemer’s Training Florida

Florida Alzheimer’s and Dementia 4-Hour Initial Training Part 2

Module 1 Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other related disorders
• Definition of AD
• How the brain works and how AD affects the brain
• How memory loss from AD and other related disorders differs from normal aging
• Other neurological diseases or conditions that can cause irreversible dementia
• Conditions or disorders that may result in symptoms that mimic AD
• How AD is diagnosed
• Causes, cures, and research overview
Module 2 Characteristics of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Stages of AD
• Symptoms and behaviors associated with each stage
• Challenges of caregivers at each stage
Module 3 Communicating with Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease
• How AD affects communication skills
• Strategies and guidelines for verbal communication
• Strategies and guidelines for nonverbal communication
• Validation therapy and its usefulness in communicating with residents with AD
• Strategies for communicating with residents who are non-communicative or nonresponsive
Module 4 Medical Information
• Medications commonly prescribed for residents with AD and their side effects
• Detection and prevention of malnutrition and dehydration
Module 5 Stress Management for the Caregiver
• Causes of stress for the caregiver
• Strategies and techniques for managing stress