Learning objectives:

1. Identify common triggers for dementia-related behaviors.
2. Explain the process for assessing and identifying challenging behaviors.
3. List strategies to address some common dementia-related behaviors.

About the Presenters

Ralph and Mollie Richards

Ralph and Mollie have been Health Educators and members of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana chapter for over 5 years. Prior to their time in Indiana, they also served on the Board of Directors of the Rochester-Finger Lakes chapter in New York State. Mollie is currently serving on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workgroup for the FY23-27 strategic implementation plan, a national workgroup that will decide the direction and goals of the Association for the next five years.

Ralph is retired from the Eastman Kodak Medical Group, where he served as a Regional Sales Manager and Vice President. Mollie is a retired occupational therapist, a role in which she worked closely with dementia patients and their families and caregivers.

*This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.  The course is approved for one CE contact hour.

 *Social Worker CEUs are informal only.

Tickets

$0.00 CICMSA Member

$0.00 National Member CMSA

$25.00 Not a CMSA Member