Skilled Nursing Facility Interventions: An Introduction to Teepa Snow and Positive Approach to Care®

Name: Skilled Nursing Facility Interventions: An Introduction to Teepa Snow and Positive Approach to Care®
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (1490 reviews)

Course: #6144Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 1490 Reviews

There is so much more to supporting a person living with dementia than just knowing they have the diagnosis. This presentation will introduce you to Teepa Snow, the Positive Approach to Care, and skills to support someone living with dementia to promote quality of care and improved outcomes.

This is Day 1 of the virtual conference on SNF interventions.

Gerontology and Aging Virtual Conference: Skilled Nursing Interventions

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 08207; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1127690; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Geriatrics

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to compare and contrast the different approaches and skills to support a person living with dementia and the rationale for the utilization of each one.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize GEMS® states and how they apply to a person living with dementia and the progression of their disease process.
After this course, participants will be able to identify PAC skills and appreciate the possibilities of how they can be integrated in one’s daily interactions with persons living with dementia to maximize care partnering through supportive techniques.

Course created on November 15, 2023

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Who is Teepa?
15-25 Minutes	About PAC Skills
25-35 Minutes	GEMS® and Dementia Progression
35-45 Minutes	Hand under Hand and Positive Physical Approach
45-55 Minutes	SNF Interventions
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q&A

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Presented By

Laurie Walther
MS CCC-SLP

Laurie is a Texas licensed Speech Language Pathologist with over 28 years of experience primarily in the Skilled Nursing setting. She is the co-founder and principal of Empowering Care Partners, a company providing training and consulting to individuals living with dementia and their care partners who support them, including family members, dementia care professionals, and organizations. Laurie currently provides speech therapy services in Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, and in the acute care hospital setting and is part of the Residency team for a college working with graduate students on applying their clinical skills and knowledge. Laurie recently co-created a program support series "Eating Well with Dementia", collaborating with colleagues in Malaysia and Wales.

Laurie is a Certified Independent Trainer with Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care. She has served as a mentor and leader to her partners, corporate members, staff clinicians, families and caregivers, and patients and residents. She has created many clinical, educational, and operational programs that have been carried out at the community level, corporate wide, nationally, and internationally. Laurie has been a staff clinician, clinical leader, director of rehab, regional director, and senior vice president of rehab. She loves teaching, mentoring and leading individuals to maximize their best to support those we serve.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Laurie Walther is co-founder and principal of Empowering Care Partners, a for-profit organization providing training and support for those living with dementia and their care partners. Laurie received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Laurie Walther has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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