These programs offer cutting edge Dementia/Alzheimer’s training (Teepa Snow PAC- Positive Approach to Care) for individual family members who are actively caring and interacting with someone with brain disease. These practical techniques help support family caregivers in adding life to the years of their loved ones.
“Even if you think you know all there is to know about Dementia, there’s so much more to learn in this class. The people who think they know about everything come away with something new.”
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Education
$300 Per Attendee
- 6 hours at the Assisting Hands training facility
- Class size designed for optimal learning
- “Positive Approach to Care Manual” and Certificate of Completion
Learn How to Better Understand Your Loved One:
- Interact and meet them where they are in their brain disease progression
- Learn how to do things “with” them not “to” them
- Proper techniques on how to connect with your loved one to achieve a positive outcome
- Practical, everyday tips
And How to Physically Approach Your Loved One:
- Identify how your loved one’s brain disease stage determines the approach to effective care
- Gain insight into how behaviors are triggered
- Learn flexible techniques to connect with them in a way that helps reduce anxiety and prevent escalation
- Tips for positive, practical interaction to maintain a calm and safe environment
The GEMS®: Brain Change Model
- Discussion about different states of brain disease with specific examples of how to interact with each state
- The ability to “see” individuals dealing with brain change as precious, unique and capable
- Role play scenarios and use specific techniques to interact so that time spent together is engaging and productive
Phone Consultation
Need extra assistance? Review a specific technique? Your time is valuable and we are here for you! Give us a call and we’ll schedule a time for you to speak with one of our specialists.
$50 per call up to 30 minutes; $100 for an hour
*Assisting Hands reserves the right to change services and pricing at our discretion.
