BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alzheimer's Foundation of America - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Alzheimer's Foundation of America X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://alzfdn.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alzheimer's Foundation of America REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T113000 DTSTAMP:20260824T163753Z CREATED:20260810T165937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T163753Z UID:62383-1790152200-1790163000@alzfdn.org SUMMARY:Understanding Behaviors as Forms of Communication DESCRIPTION:Location: The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights 21 Clark St. Brooklyn NY\, 10128\n\n\n\nGeneral Course 2 CE credits\n\n\n\nCourse Description: This general course explores the critical impact dementia and related illnesses have on a person’s ability to communicate. As dementia progresses\, communication abilities often change\, requiring care partners and professionals to adjust their approach. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the many ways individuals living with dementia express their needs\, even when words may no longer be available. \n\n\n\nThe course will reframe behaviors that are sometimes labeled as “problematic” by recognizing them as expressions of unmet needs. Strategies will be introduced to proactively identify and respond to these needs\, with a focus on the universal principles of trauma-informed care. Facilitators will also provide practical tools to help de-escalate and diffuse challenging situations when they arise. \n\n\n\nDesigned to be fully interactive\, this in-person workshop encourages engagement through instructor-led discussions\, case vignette analysis\, and open Q&A. Participants will leave with practical\, person-centered strategies to enhance communication and improve quality of care for those living with dementia. \n\n\n\nFrom this course attendees will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nDescribe how dementia and related illnesses affect a person’s ability to communicate.\n\n\n\nRecognize the various ways individuals living with dementia express their needs\, including nonverbal communication.\n\n\n\nReframe “problematic” behaviors as expressions of unmet needs.\n\n\n\nApply trauma-informed care principles to support effective communication and address distress.\n\n\n\nDevelop person-centered approaches to enhance communication and overall quality of care for individuals living with dementia.\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n8:30am – Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00am – Brief presentations from our sponsors \n\n\n\n9:20am – 11:30am – Workshop (10 minute break included) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Course Description\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Event Registration: In-Person Continuing Education Event: Understanding Behaviors as Forms of Communication\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n StateAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n Phone*Email*\n \n 2026 Photo consent formI agree to the photo release form belowI choose not to appear in photosI hereby grant to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America\, Inc. 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