Top Tips to Decrease Coronavirus Anxiety & Improve Emotional Well Being Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT Are you struggling with managing stress and anxiety associated with these uncertain times? Are you stuck in worry loops…
Category: Training
ADEAR Stands For…
“Would you be a dear and explain what ADEAR means?” “Of course!” ADEAR stands for the “Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral Center.” The ADEAR Center offers information and publications for families, caregivers and professionals on diagnosis, treatment, patient care, caregiver…
Dementia Champion Training Tomorrow
This will be a Zoom meeting. We hope that each of you can be by a computer which has a camera. Being able to see each other will help add to the meeting and building a community. If you don't…
City of Westmont Holds Dementia Friends Training for First Responders
As part of their efforts to become a nationally recognized Dementia Friendly community, the City of Westmont, along with RADC social worker Susan Frick, Initiated a Dementia Friends training for 35 first responders from the town Westmont.
Illinois Department on Aging Offers Dementia Care Specialist Training
Dementia Care Specialist Training Trainer Contact Information Phyllis Roate Illinois Department on Aging One Natural Resources Way Springfield, IL 62703 phyllis.roate@illinois.gov or (217) 785-5291 Act now! Deadline to enroll: Monday, February 3. Training Description The goal of this training is…
Dementia Friends Training at the Illinois Township Association of Senior Citizens’ Service Committees
Congratulations ITASCSC! Good work Susan Frick!
Dementia Friends Champion Training, Wednesday, November 13
Links: Dementia Friends USA Dementia Friends Illinois Join the Zoom Meeting
IDOA Dementia Care Specialist Training Dates Announced
Trainer Contact Information Phyllis Roate Illinois Department on Aging One Natural Resources Way Springfield, IL 62703 phyllis.roate@illinois.gov or (217) 785-5291 Training Description The goal of this training is to provide non-clinical aging network staff with the knowledge and resources to…
‘Dementia Live’ Training Provides River Forest Police Officials a Glimpse of what Patients Experience
by Rachel K. Hindery https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/news/ct-rfl-dementia-friendly-tl-0328-story.html River Forest police officials last week put on two pairs of gloves, dark glasses and headphones in a training session meant to simulate some of the effects of dementia. Police Chief James O’Shea and others…
PEARLS Training: October 29 & 30
You are invited to participate in Program Encouraging Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors An Evidence-Based Intervention for Depression in Older Adults http://www.pearlsprogram.org/ A 2-day, free training for Aging Service Providers and Mental Health Providers seeking an effective program treating depression in their clients …