The NEXT CONFERENCE IS APRIL 17th!
When? Friday, April 17th, 8:00 am to noon
Who? Any direct care worker or manager working in the Greater Lehigh Valley may attend.
Where?
Gym
Third Street Alliance
41 North Third Street
Easton, PA 18042
How much? Free for members that register before April 10th. $5 for non-members and late registrations.
What? The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Direct Care Workers Association, Lehigh Valley Alliance on Aging, the Workforce Investment Board and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley understand how quickly new strategies and ideas emerge in Alzheimer’s care. We are offering this low‐cost option to get the training you need!
The training will be provided by Karen Francis of Arden Courts. Karen has over 15 years of Alzheimer’s experience and several years of experience working as director of community relations and marketing director for various Assisted Living/Dementia Care facilities in the Lehigh Valley. Karen serves on a number of Alzheimer’s/Aging committees, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Lehigh Valley Aging in Place Coalition, the Lehigh Valley Alliance on Aging’s Public Policy subcommittee, the Lehigh Valley Direct Care Worker Association, the American Cancer Society and the ACS Cancer Action Network for District 15. In addition, she runs the Early Stage Memory Loss Dual Group for Sacred Heart Hospital, and the monthly dementia support groups at Sacred Heart and Arden Courts.
Karen will cover a variety of Alzheimer’s topics:
* Introduction and Overview of Alzheimer’s
* Disease and Related Dementias
* Tools for Diagnosis
* Behaviors and Communications
* Activities for Daily Living
This course is pending approval for 3 CEU credits for social workers, RNs and Administrators.
How do I sign up? Contact Cori Rolón at corir@unitedwayglv.org or 610-807-5742.
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