Products NCCDP
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Committee Guidelines Validation Therapy-Communicating with the Alzheimer’s
Type
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Activity Calendars Dementia Care Plan Dictionary.
Free ceus at
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Alzheimer's Units Policy and Procedures
Nutritional Concerns and Recommendations for Alzheimer's
and Dementia:
A Guide for Long Term Care
In-services for Long Term Care Staff
Wake Up
Reminisce and Relaxation Videos for Dementia
NCCDP Lapel Pin -
show your pride in being a certified Dementia Practitioner!
Project Lifesaver
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We wish everyone a joyous and happy new year!
Lynn Biot Gordon LCSW
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Lisa Reidinger LNHA, CTRS, CSW, CDP
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Corporate Membership & Sponsors |
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Corporate sponsors receive a gold foil certificate to proudly display in your lobby. The Corporate Sponsors also are listed prominently on the NCCDP web site. Show your commitment in dementia education by having a corporate membership.
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Activity Professionals Week
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January 20th to 25th 2008 is Activity Professionals Week. This is a very important week and hope that facilities around the country take time to honor and say Thank you to this very special group of professionals who provide the Quality of Life to their residents through innovative programs. Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care is hosting a contest for Activity Professional Week and is asking for a original Tribute regarding the Activity Profession. Please see www.activiytherapy.com.
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Creative Forecasting |
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We also want to acknowledge Creative Forecasting Magazine which is the staple for every Activity professional. Creative Forecasting will be celebrating their 20 year anniversary in 2008. www.activityherapy.com is hosting a contest to any professional who has the original magazine. See the activitytherapy.com web site for details. If you don’t have a subscription, please take the time to check out this fantastic resource. www.creativeforecasting.net
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Instructor Evaluations:
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NCCDP began sending out evaluations to all applicants. NCCDP asked many questions on the evaluations to determine the quality of the seminar and materials provided. If you did not receive an evaluation and would like to tell the NCCDP of your experience, please visit the web site at http://www.nccdp.org/seminarevaluation.htm. The feed back has been overwhelmingly positive with fantastic scores and excellent comments. Please see the testimonial page for a sampling of the excellent comments coming in from around the country.
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NEW: Calendar update
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We have revised our calendar. Now students can enter a specific state and all the classes that will be held for that specific state will display, or you can scroll month to month to see dates and locations. Check out the new and improved calendar at www.nccdp.org/calendarix.
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FREE CEU’s online
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We now have 16 free CEUs online at www.nccdp.org. The process is simple. Simply log on and create an account at www.nccdp.org/registration/usercenter.cgi. Take the test. If you pass the test a certificate will print out. To read the articles, you will need a subscription from Alzheimer’s Care Guide Magazine or Current Activities in Long Term Care. This can be a facility subscription or an individual subscription. You will need the subscription code found on the front of the magazine to log onto the magazine web site to read archived articles. If you have the magazine, simply read the article and than log at www.nccdp.org/exam and take the test. We no longer accept CUEs tests through the mail. |
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Corporate Training
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We receive numerous calls inquiring about our corporate trainings. NCCDP trainers can provide onsite Alzheimer’s and dementia training to your staff. We can provide the Alzheimer’s and dementia seminar as well as Train the Trainer seminar. Please ask about our corporate rates and group rates for CDP’s
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia seminars
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January 2, 2008 Saturday, The Imperial Palace Hotel, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV.
February 12, 2008 Tuesday, East Windsor NJ
April 23, 2008 Wednesday , Orlando Florida
May 31, 2008 Saturday, Des Moines Iowa
June 2008 Date to be announced, Philadelphia PA
October 25, 2008 Saturday, Houston Texas
The Alzheimer’s and dementia seminars are open to any health care professional who would like comprehensive training in dementia. Each student will receive a comprehensive hand out notebook. To register for NCCDP class please see http://www.nccdp.org/seminaralz.htm. Or check the calendar for a location near you. This seminar is approved for 7 ceus for activity professionals and by NJ Social Work Board and NJ DOH for administrators. You will need to check with your governing body to verify if they will accept the CEU’s.
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Train the Trainer Classes |
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We now have over 100 trainers teaching Alzheimer’s and dementia seminars across the country. The seminar is open to corporate trainers, in-service directors and consultants who work in health care. The trainer will receive master hand out notebook, power point disk, master overhead copies, tests, DVD and text books. All the training materials the trainer will need to immediately go back and begin teaching a comprehensive Alzheimer’s and dementia seminar. Please see www.nccdp.org web site for information. Click on the Train the Trainer registration form. Or contact our office at 877 729 5191 or email us at nationalccdp@aol.com. |
News for Trainers |
Welcome New Trainers: We welcome new trainers from Michigan, Lousianna, Texas, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. A warm welcome to Susan Speed, Julie Fernandez, Karen Connelly, Ben Hanlon, Billy Jean O’Brien, Jan Golembiski, Pamela Harris, Tracy Wilkie, Connie Desomico, Mavis Connelly, Laurie Herbert.
Please be sure to update the NCCDP with your new email address, name change and address change. A reminder, that the instructor renewal is every two years. You can count the hours teaching as part of the hours required for renewal. We will be updating the master instructor power point disk and hand out notebook in 2008. Please keep an eye out for an email letting you know the updates are available.
We are sending instructor evaluations to all applicants who apply for CDP. All evaluations are coming back with excellent feed back and excellent scores. Congratulations to all of you!
When you receive positive feed back or testimonials from your classes, please either email or fax the comments and we will post online with our other testimonials.
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How do we Motivate the CNA’s to Participate in Activities? |
We will be addressing this topic in 2008 in Advance Magazine for Long Term Care. As this is a very important topic, please order your copy today at http://long-term-care.advanceweb.com/.
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First Responders Training |
The NCCDP and Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement funded a grant to provide Alzheimer’s and dementia training to all the trainers for each municipality in Essex County NJ. 24 towns and cities will be participating in the training program January 2008. Each of the trainers will receive a master student hand out notebook, power point disk, over head copies, DVD and text books. The Essex County Office on Aging is providing additional funds for Project Lifesaver and Project Lifesaver will be implemented in Essex County. Some of the cities in Essex County currently have Project Lifesaver in operation. Morris County NJ, will provide information on Project Lifesaver to the class. The trainers will take the information back to their perspective cities and begin training the law enforcement officers. The NCCDP provides comprehensive Alzheimer’s and dementia training to First Responders, which include Law Enforcement, EMT’s and Fire Fighters. If your county is interested in booking a county wide or state wide training, to train your trainer, please contact the NCCDP for details.
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An Alzheimer’s Disease Bill of Rights |
Every person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder deserves:
To be informed of one’s diagnosis.
To have appropriate, ongoing medical care.
To be productive in work and play as long as possible
To be treated like an adult, not a child.
To have expressed feelings taken seriously.
To be free from psychotropic medications if at all possible.
To live in a safe, structured and predictable environment.
To enjoy meaningful activities to fill each day.
To be out-of-doors on a regular basis.
To have physical contact including hugging, caressing, and hand-holding.
To be with persons who know one’s life story, including cultural and religious traditions.
To be cared for by individuals well- trained in dementia care.
Source: Virginia Bell and David Troxel, The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care. Health Professions Press, 1997. www.healthpropress.com & www.bestfriendsapproach.com
Used with permission of Virginia Bell and David Troxel, The Best Approach to Alzheimer's Care: Baltimore: Health Professions Press 1996. |
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