Enhancing Dementia Care: Communication, Interactions and Behavioral Insights - January 281/28/202610am2:30pm
Venue
Olathe, KS 66061
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Enhancing Dementia Care: Communication, Interactions, and Behavioral Insights
This course is being offered on January 28th and February 5th. Choose the date that works best for you!
Program Overview
Join us for an engaging, hands-on learning experience designed to strengthen your skills in supporting individuals living with Dementia. This program will guide participants through key strategies for improving communication, fostering positive interactions, and approaching problem-solving with curiosity and empathy.
Navigating Communication Changes: Explore how communication evolves as dementia progresses and learn practical ways to adapt your own communication skills and approach to better connect at every stage.
Damaging vs. Positive Social Interactions: Differentiate between social interactions that can harm relationships and imped effective communication from those that uphold dignity and foster connection.
Be Wildly Curious in Problem Solving: Understand behavioral response as a form of communication and apply a five-step framework to uncover root causes and create effective interventions.
Enjoy a networking lunch with guided conversation prompts to reflect on the morningâs sessions and share insights with peers.
Participants will leave with practical tools and renewed confidence for building meaningful connections and addressing challenges in dementia care.
Agenda:
9:30 a.m. Participant sign in and coffee
10:00 a.m. OBRA and the shift toward Person Centered Care
11:00 a.m. Navigating Communication Changes
12:00 Noon Working Lunch (Provided)
12:30 p.m. Damaging vs. Positive Social Interactions
1:30 p.m. Be Wildly Curious in Problem Solving
Dementia Lunch and Learn Brochure
Continuing Education Information:Â
Nurses: The Kansas Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 4.5Â contact hours applicable for RN and LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number: LT0030â0338.
Administrators: This course is approved for 4.5Â continuing education credit hours for adult care home administrators who attend the entire course. Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health Occupations Credentialing approved sponsorship number LTSâA0001.
Operators: This course is approved for 4.5Â continuing education credit hours for adult care home operators. 4.5Â in the core area of Resident Care by Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health Occupations Credentialing approved sponsorship number LTSâA0001.
Social Workers: This course is approved for 4.5Â continuing education credit hours for Kansas Licensed Social Works by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board approval number 17â006.
Dieticians: This course is approved for 4.5Â continuing education credit hours for Kansas Licensed Dieticians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsor number: LTSâA0002.
Others: Others attending the entire course will receive a certificate for 4.5Â of continuing education. Consult your licensing board or certifying agency for approval.