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July 21, 22, 23
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St. Agnes Adult Day
Center, Valparaiso, IN
6.5 hour intensive; repeated each of three days. “Person Centered
Care—Making Connections”. This course explores the foundations of
person centered dementia care including how to meet the core
psychological needs of vulnerable adults in formal care settings.
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July 24 |
Easter Seals National
The Brand New and the Tried and True. A 60 minute book club
teleconference forum facilitated by Jentle Harts. Topic of the
month: Person centered care. A collection of articles related to
person centered care is the focus of discussion.
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August 20-22 |
Pioneer Network
Conference, Washington, DC
60 minute concurrent session: “Culture Change in Adult Day
Services”. This session will present a person centered approach to
ADS that erases artificial barriers and focuses on the emotional
well-being of participants.
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August 28 |
Easter Seals National
The Brand New and the Tried and True. A 60 minute book club
teleconference forum facilitated by Jentle Harts. Book of the month:
Getting to Know the Life Stories of Older Adults by Kathy Laurenhue.
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September 10 |
Alzheimer’s Association,
Maine Chapter.
Annual Education Conference
90 minute concurrent session: “A Person Centered Dementia Care
Perspective On Life History and Its Effects On Behavior”. This
session explores practical psychosocial approaches including life
stories to interpret what have previously been termed “problem”
behaviors.
90 minute concurrent session: “Taking Care of the Career”. This
lively sensitive session will focus on supporting the career in
their caregiving journey while never losing sight of enhancing the
well-being of the care receiver.
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September 16 |
Indiana University School
of Medicine, Public Health Café, Indianapolis, IN.
60 minute session. “Person Centered Care: Getting Back To Basics”.
Discussion of the foundation and ethics of person centered care will
be the focus with practical application of techniques and principles
for health care providers.
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September 22-26
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Adult Care Services,
Inc., Prescott, AZ
Consultation regarding person centered care initiative.
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October 16 |
Franklin United Methodist
Community, Franklin, IN
3.5 hours—“Leadership Skills for Organizational Change”. This
session will explore leadership skills necessary to advance culture
change within care organizations.
4 hours—“Revitalizing Your Culture Change Initiative”. Learn
practical approaches to empower and renew staff excitement to be
effective change agents within initiatives targeted to change the
culture of care within long term care settings.
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October 17 |
Alzheimer’s Association,
Greater Indiana, Columbus, IN
4 hour session. “The Brand New and the Tried and True in Alzheimer’s
Care”. The latest, up-to-date information regarding new advances in
dementia care will be shared and the program will also add to the
tried and true foundations of good care—good communication skills;
use of residents’ personal preferences and social history to enrich
their lives and improve outcomes of care; and individualized care
planning.
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October 24-26 |
Dementia Care Mapping
International Implementation Group, Bournemouth, England
Partners of Jentle Harts will represent the USA in international
discussions of how to advance the philosophy and approach of person
centered dementia care and particularly the outcome measurement of
dementia care mapping. 19 countries are to be represented in these
discussions facilitated by the lead organization—The Bradford
Dementia Group, Bradford, UK.
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October 28-30 |
UK Dementia Congress,
Bournemouth, UK
90 minute concurrent session: “I Taught Them Everything I Know, Why
Didn’t They Learn?...Creating an Educational Base for
Person-Centered Care”. This humorous and practical session will give
concrete examples of how to use adult learning styles and the
experiential learning cycle for creation of truly person-centered
educational experiences.
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November 7 |
National Adult Day
Services Association, San Antonio, TX. Annual Education Conference
90 minute concurrent session: “jAppraising the Value of NADSA’s
Certified Program Assistant Training”. The session gives an overview
of the NADSA curriculum designed for program assistants as well as
discusses outcomes of the training and certification process for
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November 8 |
National Adult Day Services
Association, San Antonio, TX. Annual Education Conference.
90 minute concurrent session: “Person Centered Care Culture Change
in Adult Day Services”. This session will present a person centered
approach to ADS that erases artificial barriers and focuses on the
emotional well-being of participants
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November 12-14
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Jentle Harts Consulting.
Dementia Care Mapping, Basic Course. Richmond, IN
18-hour course: Dementia Care Mapping, 8th Edition, Basic Course.
This is an innovative method for evaluating and improving the care
that is given to persons with dementia in day centers, residential
homes, or any other formal care settings. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM)
can deliver clear and reliable information which will be of value to
all those concerned with quality assurance and with improving
dementia care.
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December |
TBA |
