Learning Designed for Real Life

  • Presents proactive strategies that prevent distress before it occurs

  • UsesThe Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being® as a practical framework for dementia care that puts the person first.

  • Details a step-by-step method for case conferences focused on eliminating distress triggers

  • Provides a toolkit for effectively managing distress immediately

  • Outlines our key pitfalls that interfere with effective distress management

  • Includes specific communication practices (speaking, listening, getting unstuck, supporting choice)

  • Addresses well-being as a human right

Learn on your schedule

  • Focused Video Lessons

    Immediately applicable easy to understand nuggets of information in every video.

  • Downloadable Workbook

    Take your exploration deeper through exercises, group discussion questions, practical applications and
    calls to action.

Course Contents

Decoding_Distress_Course_Agenda.pdf

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Watch a sample from the course!

Why this Training Delivers

  • Easy to understand solutions you can use immediately

  • Online dementia training that is flexible, affordable, actionable, and innovative

  • Based on The Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being® as a practical framework for dementia care that puts the person first.

  • Supports individuals wherever they live . . . in their home, or in a community.

  • Speaks to a variety of stakeholders: care employees and family members

  • Provides an alternative to one-size-fits-all, reactive approaches

  • Offers access to CEUs

Invaluable

The education provided in this course is invaluable. It provided numerous examples to assist in challenging situations.

I would highly recommend this course

to individuals working with individuals who live with dementia
Adrienne Harris, RN

REVOLUTIONIZE
Dementia Support!

Benefits of
Decoding Distress

  • Create high engagement among elders, family, and employees

  • Aligned with regulatory expectations for care that puts the person first

  • Inspire and initiate lasting change

  • Support empowerment, purpose, and growth for all

  • Uphold the voice and choice of the people you support

  • Address the impact of negative perceptions of aging

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Award-winning author, geriatrician, and international educator Al Power, MD

Al Power, MD is an award-wining author, a board-certified internist and geriatrician, and an international educator on transformational approaches to care for older people, particularly those living with changing cognitive abilities.

Dr. Power has authored two ground-breaking books. Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care was named a 2010 Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing.

His most recent book, Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being builds on this groundwork by applying the Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being® to the unique needs of those who live with dementia. Dr. Power is featured in the documentary Alive Inside, selected for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the self-study course experience like?

    You can watch video lessons through your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. Make a learning agreement with yourself. Schedule time when you will commit to your own personal learning. Make appointments with yourself on your calendar. This includes time to interact with the learning management system, reflect on the content, and identify ways you will use what you have learned. Since the course content builds on itself, this will make the course feel more cohesive and your overall course experience more impactful.

  • Will I be able to pause the video in the middle of a lesson?

    Absolutely. This makes it possible for you to make notes, as you wish, and absorb the concepts shared at your own pace.

  • Are CEUs available for this course?

    Yes. This course is pre-approved for 1.75 continuing education hours available through the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). CEs approved by the National Administrator Boards (NAB), the National Certification Council for Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) to meet and exceed requirements for ongoing education in person-directed care and dementia care best practices.

  • Who do I contact, if I have questions along the way?

    Send your questions to [email protected].