IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN DEMENTIA CARE
1 CE Credit Offered
Presented by Amy Matthews, Dementia Consultant
This workshop will address the neurodegenerative changes that occur in Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders, and describe how they affect communication, memory, ability, and processing. This workshop will also discuss the impact of one’s culture, which includes customs, family roles, beliefs, and values – and how they affect behavior, interaction, and communication as the condition progresses. Finally, we’ll discuss the importance of understanding our own cultural views and how they affect how we act and interact with individuals with Alzheimer’s or related dementia disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Define two neurodegenerative changes affecting communication that occur with dementia.
- Explain how a clinician or caregiver’s cultural background may influence interactions with clients who have been diagnosed with dementia.
- List two positive treatment outcomes of identifying the cultural background of clients with dementia.
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend “live” (in real time) to earn CE credits.
Please Register by Tuesday, April 11th
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National Association of Long Term Care Administrators Board
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participant hour by NAB/ NCERS—Approval #20240322-1-A90352-DL.
Before the event, you’ll receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you’ll receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized “attendee dashboard” link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go “attendee dashboard,” you’ll be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event.
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format.
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