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    Positive Approach to Care® Certified Independent Trainer Workshop Series V1

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    • Physical Therapist
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Course Description

Therapists face challenges communicating with people living with brain change, which often limits skilled intervention and education provided to caregivers to manage challenging behaviors. This workshop series contains Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care® trainer workshops A, B, and C, and will demonstrate the difference between normal and not normal aging regarding brain changes and the challenges therapists face when building a cognitive profile during an evaluation. This course will also address the process for determining unmet needs and negative interactions often displayed by people living with brain change using Teepa Snow’s Positive Physical Approach™ (PPA™) and Hand-under-Hand® (HUH™) technique. Finally, this course will identify the abilities people living with brain change still have left as the disease progresses to promote stronger skilled interventions using Teepa Snow’s GEMS ®. Participants will apply practical knowledge related to the impact of brain change on functional performance, demonstrate how to approach, and communicate with a person living with brain change in various situations, and analyze the abilities of people living with brain to support them appropriately and prevent unwanted behaviors during care.

This LIVE course is limited to the first 50 registrants.
Attendees will be provided with the Zoom link and resources via email upon registration.

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Assessment Methods: 85 questions via a written exam, discussion, role play, group interaction, case discussion, and problem solving among learners. Participants will be instructed to complete the exam within 24 hours from the time the workshop ends to receive credit.

Teaching Methods: The workshop includes a combination of lecture, discussion, role play, group interaction, case discussion, and problem-solving among learners to actively engage learners in the content. Video training, handouts, power point presentation, and role playing may be used throughout the session. The workshop facilitator is a Certified Positive Approach to Care® Trainer and is qualified to facilitate workshops and train others in the PAC™ philosophy.
Teepa Snow Bio

Cancellation Policy/Refund Policy
Cancellations are non-refundable and will result in the attendees not receiving credit for the course. However, if an attendee cannot attend the workshop series, credit will be given towards a future date provided that the attendee notifies the trainer.
EmpowerMe Wellness
Address: 1335 Strassner Dr, Brentwood, MO 63144
Phone: Phone: (844) 518-9663

Disclaimer:
Educational content provided by Positive Approach® is used with permission and based on the GEMS® and the techniques, strategies, and overall approach to care created and developed by Positive Approach, LLC. www.teepasnow.com
PAC Certified Independent Trainers are not employees of Positive Approach, LLC. The opinions and views expressed by PAC Certified Independent Trainers do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of Positive Approach, LLC or any of its employees. Positive Approach, LLC is not liable for any actions by PAC Certified Independent Trainers.
Our organization (EmpowerMe Wellness) has taken steps to implement the teachings and trainings about dementia by Teepa Snow and the Positive Approach to Care® methods. We now have access to a PAC™ Certified Independent Trainer Professional by the name of Madisen Mendez to guide learning and skills as supported by his or her certification types. While we are inspired by the content and methods included in a PAC Certification, our organization is solely responsible for the use and implementation of the approved content from PAC.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Compare and contrast "normal" aging versus "not normal" aging related to various cognitive functions.
  • Describe the five sensory input and processing systems, highlighting he dominant role of vision, and the major differences between protective and discriminating sensation in each.
  • Discuss the impact o changing sensory awareness and processing as dementia progresses.
  • Apply Positive Physical Approach™ (PPA™) and Hand-under-Hand™ (HuH™) in everyday situations.
  • Describe the importance of doing "with" not "to".
  • Demonstrate observational skills necessary to recognize and address unmet emotional and physical needs.
  • Describe and demonstrate ways to help the person being cared for feel productive and valued.
  • Discuss normal aging and stages of dementia, and the correlating GEM for each (sapphire, diamond, emerald, amber, ruby, pearl).
  • Use the GEMS™ to facilitate positive, supportive communication between the care giver and the person being cared for.
  • Analyze and respond to unmet needs that lead to distress or challenging behaviors as the disease progresses.
  • Describe effective combinations of multi-modal helping techniques, emphasizing use of preserved abilities.

Madisen Mendez

MOT, OTR/L, MSCS, CADDCT, CDP, CMDCP

Madisen is an occupational therapist and graduated from Governor’s State University in 2017. She is currently working as the Director of Clinical Services for ONR, an EmpowerMe Wellness company. She is responsible for developing and presenting educational offerings to enhance the employee experience, support clinical integration and excellence and promote customer satisfaction. Madisen has provided care to a variety of patients, as well as provided skilled education to family members of people living with brain changes in the skilled nursing and outpatient setting. She served as an occupational therapist at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, and also assisted the interdisciplinary team in the clinic’s monthly Huntington’s Disease Clinic. In addition, Madisen participated in monthly interdisciplinary educational seminars and provided patient and caregiver education during weekly lunch and learns for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. After her experience working at the Cleveland Clinic, Madisen was offered a management opportunity as a Director of Rehabilitation for ONR before transitioning to Director of Clinical Services. She also had the opportunity to develop and present educational content for Governor’s State University MOT program as a volunteer speaker by addressing the challenges of aging in September of 2022. Madisen is a Positive Approach to Care® Certified Independent Trainer and holds certifications through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners, and International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and Nevada Occupational Therapy Association, and aspires to spread awareness for quality treatment of those living with brain change and neurological dysfunction.

Financial Disclosures: Madison receives a salary as an employee of Empower Me Wellness.
Non-Financial Disclosures: No relevant disclosures

Day 1

07:45 - 08:00
Registration (Times listed are Pacific Standard Time)
08:00 - 10:00
Workshop A Chapter 1 Normal Aging vs. Not Normal Aging (2 hours total)
10:00 - 12:00
Workshop B: Using A Positive Physical Approach™ (3 hours total)
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 01:30
Continue Workshop B: Using a Positive Physical Approach™
01:30 - 02:30
Workshop C: Seeing GEMS® As More than Just Loss: Progression Patterns (1 hour total)
02:30 - 03:00
Q&A, Final Instructions

Delivery VIA:

  • Live - Sponsored - This is a live course held by an affiliate organization in partnership with CIAO.

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 6.5 Hours
  • CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (bubble sheet submission required)
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (6.5 PDUs)
  • CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
  • CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
  • This activity is provided by the Texas Board of PT Examiners Accredited Prov #2502009#TX
  • This activity meets continuing competence requirements for PT/PTA license renewal in TX
  • The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE
  • The Physical Therapy Board of California recognizes CIAO Seminars as an Approval Agency to Approve Providers Offering Continuing Competency Courses
  • The Physical Therapy Board of California has determined that CIAO meets the standards set forth in section 1399.95 of the CA Code of Regulations
  • CIAO is a PT Approved Provider #BAP202310092 for the Oklahoma Medical Board. All PT courses for the 2022-2023 reporting period are approved.
  • CIAO is a Rule Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Physical Therapy
  • CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 6.5 Hrs. PT/PTAs in OK(#BAP202310092), OH(APTA-OH #23S0640) TX(APTA TX #2502009TX, 6.5 CCUs), WV(CIAO-R23-06)
  • 6.5 Hrs. PT/PTAs in AR(#APTA-AR 1401), CA(#CIAO23-64), IL, LA, MN(#7783), MS, NV, NJ(2301-40),
  • 6.5 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
  • 6.5 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for PT/PTAs in AZ, GA, OK, SC, TN
  • 7.5 Hrs. OT/COTAs, PT/PTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-977634)
  • 6.5 Hrs. OT/COTAs in NM
  • 7.8 Hrs. PT/PTAs in NY

Contact hours applied for:

  • PT/PTAs in NM

Course meets requirements for:

  • PT/PTAs in AL,AK, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MO, MT,
  • PT/PTAs in NE, NH, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
  • OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
  • OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ,, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY

    • CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)


    CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.



    Intermediate Level
    0.65 ASHA CEUs


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