Learning Designed for real life

  • Addresses what antipsychotics are and why they are problematic

  • Explains when to use antipsychotics and when not to

  • Details how misuse of antipsychotics impacts personhood

  • Lays Out a step-by-step dose reduction process

  • Reveals how to maximize the success of antipsychotic reduction efforts

  • Sees 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

Reaching_Beyond_Antipsychotics_Agenda.pdf

I absolutely loved this course . . .

and cannot say enough good things about it. As a social worker in long term care I am constantly seeking out more and new knowledge about reducing antipsychotic use.

This course provided ideas and suggestions that I was able to utilize immediately.

It is very different from other courses on this topic due to the fact that Dr. Al Power provided a different way to view and understand antipsychotic use. I especially loved the breakdown of what to prioritize when looking at antipsychotic use.

Katelyn Tietma, LMSW Social Work, Mission Point of Forest Hills

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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

REVOLUTIONIZE
Dementia Support!

Benefits of
 Reaching Beyond Antipsychotics

  • 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

Discover your path!

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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].

Incredible . . .

Sandra Place
LNHA, TLLP
Health Care Consultant & Educator

Reducing antipsychotics is a goal for all of us who know and love Elders who are walking with dementia. The tools that Dr. Al Power provides in this course, and the way he engages us, is incredible. It is practical, and it addresses unmet needs for what they are – true needs that the individual living with dementia is experiencing, but not getting fulfilled.

I cannot recommend this course enough!