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While supporting someone with dementia can be rewarding, it also proves challenging.  This is part six in a six-part series to help you understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia. In this course, we will cover many meaningful activities to help keep members active and engaged so they can enjoy all the benefits to their emotional, physical, and cognitive health.

This is a six-part series to help you understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia.  This is part one in a six-part series to help you understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia. In this course, we will cover topics aimed at helping caregivers gain useful information and tools to improve your overall interactions with these clients.  

While supporting someone with dementia can be rewarding, it also proves challenging.  This is part four in a six-part series to help you understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia. In this course, we will discuss how to create a safe environment for members with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, striking a balance between safety and compliance.

This course will provide you with an overview of Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, including critical behavioral principles like the functions of behavior, and the ABC’s of behavior. As a cornerstone of ABA, principles of reinforcement will also be examined. The information provided will not be offered with a particular age group or population in mind. Rather, we will provide examples from varied age groups and populations served. This is intentional because behavioral principles should be considered with all populations served. At the end of the day, it is just good teaching.

In this course, you will learn about the possible causes of elder abuse as well as warning signs, characteristics of abusers, self-neglect, and reporting.

This course will provide you important information about the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system.  Topics include: What is EVV?, benefits of an EVV system, technology needed to utilize EVV, frequently asked questions, and the scheduling feature of EVV.

 In this class, we will discuss what Huntington’s Disease is, symptoms of the disease, treatment, and stages of the disease.  

In this course, you will hear from the Chief of Police in Goodyear, Arizona about the Blue Envelope Program.  The Blue Envelope Program is an initiative to improve interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with autism or other communication challenges during traffic stops or similar encounters.  The program uses a specially marked blue envelope that contains essential documents, such as a driver’s license, vehicle registration, and insurance card, along with information about the driver’s communication preferences and needs.  The program aims to reduce misunderstandings, de-escalate potentially stressful situations, and promote safety and mutual understanding. 

In this course, we will learn about Cortical Visual Impairment, or CVI as it is commonly called. We will learn the cause of CVI and the implications CVI has on an individual’s visual responses. We will also discuss the differences between eye conditions, vision impairment, and legal blindness.

Description: By the end of today’s course, you’ll have a better understanding of various types of visual supports, like First/Then, visual schedules and choice boards. Of course we’ll also cover other effective, evidence-based teaching strategies like work systems, shaping and chaining, task analysis, and prompting procedures. We will start right at the beginning though, with the principles of reinforcement, a cornerstone in effective teaching that complement each and every other effective strategy.

The purpose of this training is to educate caregivers on water safety measures and provide guidance on preventing incidents in and around water, as well as what to do in case of a water emergency.