Alzheimer's
Foundation of America

Understanding Behaviors as Forms of Communication

LIVE, Interactive Webinar Training This LIVE interactive Webinar workshop will aim to highlight the importance of understanding the impact dementia and related illness has on a person's ability to communicate. Care partners and care professionals may need to shift their communication approach and gain insight into the variety of ways individuals living with dementia may […]

Family Dynamics in Dementia Care

LIVE, Interactive Webinar This LIVE Interactive Webinar workshop will review the different types of relationships that may be present in the life of an individual living with dementia. A review of family dynamics and exploration of how to identify and assess these dynamics will be reviewed. Additionally, we will explore different ways the professional care […]

Understanding the Path of Those Who Wander

LIVE Interactive Webinar Participants in this professional training will build knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease and explore symptoms that can lead a person to go out in search of something outside of their current setting.  Participants will have the opportunity to explore what it may be like to walk in the shoes of someone who is […]

Safe Walking: A Strengths-Based Approach to Wandering – A LIVE, INTERACTIVE Webinar Training

General Social Work Practice Course (2 CEs available) During this live interactive webinar, participants will build knowledge on Alzheimer’s disease and explore symptoms that can lead a person to go out in search of something outside of their current setting.  Participants will have the opportunity to explore what it may be like to walk in […]

Can Psychological Trauma Increase the Risk of Dementia?-A LIVE, INTERACTIVE Webinar Training

Clinical Course (2 CEs available) Research and social awareness has made great strides in identifying how psychological trauma and chronic stress can cause mental illness and impact brain health, which in turn can increase the risk of dementia. There has also found to be a bidirectional relationship between PTSD and dementia; those who have dementia […]