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Peggy Watson M.S., CCC-SLP is a practicing speech pathologist with more than
20 years of experience working with the geriatric population, and currently works for Select Rehabilitation Hospital, Denton, Texas. Ms. Watson specializes in non-pharmacological dementia behavior management using evidence-based interventions, including the areas of Validation, Reminisce, Spaced Retrieval, Sensory and Montessori. Watson shares her vast knowledge through a compelling presentation complete with personal experiences and videos. She and her colleague, Nancy Shadowens, developed this dementia program and the course has been successful on all levels of expectation for all settings including inpatient and outpatient.
Watson has co-authored two books, one for therapists, providing a step-by-step guide to achieve successful outcomes, Dementia Therapy & Program Development; and one for caregivers, Dementia Loving Care with a Therapeutic Benefit. Ms. Watson has presented this dementia program nationally and internationally, and for state and national conventions. Ms. Watson is a member of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and licensed as a speech-language pathologist in Texas and Colorado. She is co-owner of Consultants in Dementia Therapy PLLC, a company founded to be a resource for therapists who have the responsibility to help people with dementia achieve their highest level of function.
Financial Disclosure: Peggy Watson is a co-owner of Consultants in Dementia Therapy and currently is employed by Select Rehabilitation Hospital. She receives royalties from CIAO for the sale of this course. Peggy also benefits financially from the sale of her book, “Dementia Therapy & Program Development”, on which this presentation is based.
Non-financial Disclosure: There are no relevant non-financial relationships
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Introductory Level
0.2 ASHA CEUs
CIAO is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). CIAO complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, CIAO is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.
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.
"Loved the validation intervention therapy video"
- Jacksonville, FL / Dec 2022
"I enjoyed the review of each dementia classification. "
- Houston , TX / Nov 2022
"This was the best course on dementia evaluation and treatment that I have ever taken. Thank you so much for this resource."
- Cypress, TX / Nov 2022
"I appreciated the embedded videos."
- Zanesville, OH / Nov 2022
"great presentation"
- Bothell, WA / Sep 2022
"thank you, very good. "
- Weehawken , NJ / Aug 2022
"Excellent class. Great suggestions and guidance."
- Altadena, CA / Jul 2022
"Thank you. Good presentation"
- Six Mile, SC / Aug 2021
"This presenter did a great job making the topic relevant to OT, PT, and Speech."
- APO, NY / Feb 2021
"This was an excellent and informative course. Thank you."
- Sandia Park, NM / Jan 2021
"This course was excellent. I learned so much about the different stages and what that means for goal writing and task selection. I highly recommend this course. I also appreciated the real life examples towards the end of the presentation. I think this is a great course for all disciplines. I work in a rehabilitation hospital, so not all situations were exact matches, but with all the information provided I feel comfortable adapting them to best fit my setting. "
- Moorland, IA / Dec 2020
"Excellent course. I learned a lot, which will help me with my pts. Thank you!"
- Hanover , PA / Jul 2020
"Loved this course and the info provided. Will definitely use in my setting "
- Princeton , IN / Apr 2020
"Best class in a long time."
- Lisle, IL / Nov 2019
"This information helps me both at the personal and professional levels..thank you!!!"
- Lakehills, TX / Jul 2019
"Very helpful information"
- Abilene, TX / Jan 2019
"Very informative course; lots of creative applications for all therapies; info update on documentation was very helpful. Terrific presentation/videos used good demonstrations. "
- Montgomery City, MO / Dec 2018
"nice review. "
- Linton, IN / Dec 2018
"Excellent, extremely useful presentation! Could not have been better!"
- San Antonio, TX / Oct 2018
"Thanks, great information "
- Muncie, IN / Jun 2018
"Great course. Highly functional!"
- Montvale, NJ / Jun 2018
"good refresher of stages and types of dementia"
- Auburn, AL / Dec 2017
"Great course with lots of applicable information"
- Brooksville, FL / Dec 2017
"This is a great course. Strongly agree with the course content. Highly capable instructor has chosen good material that will be great to share with others in facility to assist other departments in understanding dementia."
- Cantonment, FL / Dec 2017
"This course was very relevant and timely for me as I recently got 2 dementia patients. The course was very well organized and easy to follow and use the video. Thank you!"
- Matthews, NC / Oct 2017
"Wow great presentation!!"
- Bad Axe, MI / Sep 2017
"THANK YOU. WELL PRESENTED. VERY MOVING VIDEO. NICE OVERVIEW OF QUICK AND STANDRADIZED EVALUATION MATERIALS"
- jensen beach, FL / Jan 2017
"Thank you, This course gave me some wonderful insight and information related the my career in speech-language pathology."
- Coldwater, MI / Aug 2016
