Dementia Friendly Lancaster presents Teepa Snow Seminar and Dementia Workshops

Dementia Friendly Lancaster presents Teepa Snow Seminar and Dementia Workshops. This two-day event includes two seminars and a full day workshop for care partners and health care professionals to learn more about caring for someone with dementia and how to become a better advocate for them.      

A separate registration fee for each session is required. 

Wednesday, August 21, 2024: Teepa Snow Seminars 

Morning Session:  Why Do They Do That? Understanding the Symptoms and Situations of Dementia 

8:00am – 11:30am ET 

This session is designed to help care partners better understand why people living with dementia may sometimes say or do things that are unexpected and /or challenging. It will focus on understanding the many changes that occur in the brain during the progression of the disease. It will also emphasize the role that the reactions and responses of care partners play in interactions with those living with dementia. During this session, you will learn to develop better communication skills when working with people living with dementia by emphasizing the value of empathetic and supportive communication.   

Registration: https://www.gardenspotvillage.org/teepa-snow-registration/ 

Afternoon Session: Maintaining Roles and Purpose After a Dementia Diagnosis 

12:30pm – 4:00pm ET 

This session is designed to help you understand the recommendations for maintaining physical and mental health as much as possible after a dementia diagnosis.  It will emphasize the value of using retained and preserved skills and abilities while acknowledging and compensating for what is no longer working well. Part of this session will foster connecting previous interests and preferences to present circumstances and realities to give the person with dementia opportunities to contribute, feel competent and stay involved.

Registration: https://www.gardenspotvillage.org/teepa-snow-registration/ 

Dementia Friendly Lancaster Workshop, Thursday, August 22, 2024 

Are you looking to gain more information and tools on how to aid those in your life living with dementia? This day of workshops will provide you with more information and skills for care. Sessions include: 

• A panel of Elder Law Attorney’s to answer your legal questions 
• Virtual Dementia Tour (1.5 Nursing Credit) 
• Presentations from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Lewy Body Dementia Association, the Frontal Temporal Dementia Association and the Vascular Dementia Association 
• Positive Approach to Care 
• Sales & Marketing for Personal and Memory Care 

Registration:  https://www.gardenspotvillage.org/workshop-2024-registration/ 

About Teepa Snow: 

An Occupational Therapist with more than forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her philosophy is reflective of her education, work experience, medical research, and first-hand caregiving experiences. Her advocacy efforts led her to the development of the GEMS® State Model for understanding the progression of dementia and changes in abilities. She also created the Positive Approach to Care® training strategies, which are effective techniques for anyone seeking to optimize care and support for those living with brain change. As the Education Director of Eastern North Carolina’s Alzheimer’s Association, she also helped to create the nation’s award-winning DVD entitled Accepting the Challenge: Providing the Best Care for People with Dementia. Her user-friendly approaches provide guidance and leadership to national efforts to promote best practices in care. 

Snow’s company, Positive Approach to Care (PAC), was founded in 2006 and is now collaborating to improve dementia care in over thirty countries worldwide. PAC provides online and in-person services, training, and products to professionals, family members, the lay public, and people living with brain change. Her website, www.teepasnow.com, offers educational video clips, DVDs, books, information on individual certifications, online support groups, virtual and onsite trainings, and a free monthly newsletter. 

For more information please visit https://www.gardenspotvillage.org/dementia-friendly-lancaster-teepa-snow-event/  

Have a question or need assistance registering?

Send an email to info@dementiafriendlylancaster.org or call (717) 356-9601.