Distance Education
Opportunity
Alzheimer’s
Disease or Related Disorders
Certificate Program
A 6-week
Certificate Program + 3-day Conference What
will it cost? Those chosen to participate in this program will have the majority of their expenses paid by a grant from the Alaska Commission on Aging/Mental Health Trust Authority. This includes travel, lodging and per diem, as well as training supplies and tuition. The 15 participants for the Distance Program will be selected based on ADRD care needs in their area, their geographic location, and their availability for the duration of the training. Conference attendees will also have their expenses paid and should meet the criteria above. |
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Improving Care through Knowledge and Skill Distance Class March 4-April 12, 2002 |
2002 Alzheimer's
Disease or April 25-27, 2002 |
This distance-delivered Certificate Program • Introduction
and History of Alzheimer’s Disease The Practicum will teach the application of the knowledge learned in the modules; specifically, participants will learn practical skills to deal with behavior management, approaches to communication, etc. Target Audience: Performance Measures: |
This conference will serve approximately This conference will provide training in practical ADRD care to in-home and community-based caregivers and provide supervisors with basic training knowledge to return to their workplace and train direct caregivers. The 3 day conference will serve as a practicum experience for the Distance Education participants, a skills conference for direct caregivers, and a train-the-trainer session for supervisors of direct caregivers. It will review basic knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease while teaching participants practical communication and management skills. Target Audience: Fifteen people would participate as part of the Distance Education ADRD program and 25 participants will come from the ranks of those who could not join the Distance Education training because of space/time limitations or other difficulties. Ten people will participate from the ranks of supervisors of direct
care-givers. |
For more information about these training
opportunities,
call, write, or e-mail:
Peter Colson, Continuing Education Coordinator
University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus
1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, AK 99835
1-800-478-6653, ext. 728 or 733 or 907-747-7728 or 907-747-7733
Peter.Colson@uas.alaska.edu