IMPORTANT!! Please check the Board Approval Information below to ensure the course is approved by your professional board and will provide the CE credits you need.
Course Description
Purpose and Objectives
This program emphasizes direct care of those with cognitive impairment. At the conclusion of the program the participant will be able to:
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Define dementia.
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Define Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and ADRD
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Provide a basic overview of how the brain works
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Discuss how ADRD affects the brain.
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Explain how ADRD differs from normal aging.
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Identify other conditions that may result in symptoms that mimic ADRD
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Discuss what is currently known about possible causes of ADRD.
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Recognize the stages/continuum of AD and how it progresses.
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Identify the common symptoms associated with each stage.
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Identify common challenges at each stage that are be experienced by both family and
professional caregivers.
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Describe how ADRD affects communication skills.
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Utilize strategies and guidelines for verbal communication.
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Utilize strategies and guidelines for nonverbal communication.
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Define validation therapy and provide examples.
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Explain the importance of being present in the person’s reality.
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Describe differences between validation therapy and reality therapies.
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Identify situations in which validation therapy may be useful.
About the Author
Linda S. Greenfield, RN, PhD
Linda is the educational administrator, author and instructor for Consultants for the Future. She is a graduate from Iowa State University and Columbia Pacific University and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities as a doctorial student. She has taught hundreds of seminars and authored home study courses for over thirty five years in healthcare continuing education.
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Her clinical experiences include acute and long term care, including experience as a flight nurse in the US Air Force and as an educator in a college based nursing program. Linda has a passion for life-long learning and is always on the breaking edge of the latest information in health and healing, integrating both conventional and alternative approaches. She has a knack for breaking down complex topics into easy to understand concepts with practical applications for everyday needs. Linda has been honored as a keynote speaker at several conferences and conventions, including the Spring 2005 conference of the Iowa Department of Health where she spoke about energy healing.
Board Approval Information
Consultants for the Future has been approved by the Florida Boards of Nursing, Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Nursing Home Administrators, and Council of Certified Nursing Assistants; Provider No. 50-435. Approved by the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA): HSP trainer #10779. Curriculum # HSP11139. The course is approved by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing; Provider No. 50-435; the Georgia Board of Nursing, Provider No. 50-435; the Iowa Board of Nursing, courses accepted, the Iowa Behavioral Science Examiners for Mental Health Counselors and Marital & Family Therapists, Sponsor No. 1-05, the Iowa Social Work Examiners, Sponsor No. 334, and it meets the requirements of the Iowa Licensed Nursing Home Administrators.
For those licensed in states monitored by CE Broker, we report your completion to CE Broker every morning.
Established in 1979, Consultants for the Future has become a leader in quality continuing education for healthcare professionals for over 25 years.
“My goal as a healthcare educator is to provide the highest quality, up-to-date material with complete research bibliographies, and applicable content derived from decades of experience and study. Our exams are designed to optimize retention of the material. We employ rigorous standards for academic integrity and effectiveness.”
Linda S. Greenfield, RN, PhD, Administrator, Author and Founder of Consultants for the Future
For those licensed in states monitored by CE Broker, we report your completion to CE Broker every morning.