Dementia Made Simple
- Speaker:
- Lizette Cloete, OTR/L CADDCT, CDP
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 07 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 30, 2023
- Product Code:
- POS065267
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Ever feel stuck when dealing with dementia? You are not alone. Cognitive impairment is challenging clinically, but you will learn tried-and-true techniques that will help simplify your assessment and treatment plan with dementia. Quickly determine where to focus your solution to dementia related difficulties. Dive into many pivotal topics including challenging behaviors, environment, engagement and caregiver stressors, and more! Walk away with immediate, practical and applicable strategies to treat people with dementia. Support these patients and families so they can still live their best life now.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Dementia Made Simple (1.2 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Dementia Made Simple (151.2 KB) | 28 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Lizette Cloete, OTR/L CADDCT, CDP Related seminars and products
Lizette Cloete, OTR/L, CADDCT, CDP, is a Skills2Care certified occupational therapist, who graduated from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) in 1992. She and her husband moved to Greenville, SC, to be closer to her parents, who are both aging with cognitive impairment. Her primary goal is to help her parents age in place.
With an international educational background and upbringing, Lizette brings a unique perspective to the table, incorporating her occupational therapy training from South Africa with her 30 years of experience in caring for people with dementia in the USA.
In 2020, Lizette established her company, Think Different Dementia, LLC with the goal of helping families committed to keeping their loved one with dementia at home, with greater ease and less difficulty.
Lizette has been a frequent guest lecturer on various dementia related topics at various state level conferences over the past decade. She has been a guest on numerous podcasts and interviewed for the newspaper, educating people on dementia and dementia care. She is a Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT) and Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP). She is also a FitMinds certified cognitive coach. She volunteers as an Alzheimer’s Resource Coordination Center (SC Area Agency on Aging) to develop an innovative, online dementia education and longitudinal support/coaching platform for family caregivers to help people living with dementia stay at home.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lizette Cloete is the founder and CEO of Think Different Dementia, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium from South Carolina Occupational Therapy Association and grants from Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center. Lizette Cloete receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lizette Cloete has parents with dementia.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Develop working knowledge of a variety of appropriate clinical assessments available for use with the dementia population to assess cognitive abilities within their scope of practice.
- Evaluate the difference between normal aging and abnormal aging.
- Distinguish between symptoms of depression and dementia, and how to administer the PHQ-9.
- Assess the difference between palliative care and hospice care.
Outline
- Analyze and Assess The Dementia Situation – How to utilize appropriate assessments within your scope of practice as related to dementia/cognitive decline
- Short Blessed Test: A Quick Screening Tool
- BCAT and The MoCA: A Quick Comparison
- Preparedness for Caregiving Scale: An Overview
- myMemCheck® : An Introduction
- Implement a Solution To The Dementia Situation- How to quickly determine where to focus your solution to dementia related difficulties
- Person With Dementia:
- How to manage common dementia related issues like eating and nutrition, sleep and insomnia, aggression, wandering and other common “challenging behaviors”
- Environment of Care:
- How a person living with dementia’s environment can either help (or hinder) their best ability to function
- How to develop solutions to help
- Activity Engagement:
- How engaging in normal activities assists a person with dementia’s psycho-social well being
- Care Partner Stressors:
- How to assess family/relationship dynamics using the Caregiver Readiness To Change scale
- Addressing financial concerns during the dementia care journey
- The role of care partners
- Education:
- How to understand the difference between dementia and depression
- How to using the PHQ-9 Depression Scale
- Understanding the physiology of normal aging and abnormal aging
- Understanding the end of life care issues related to dying with dementia
- Know the difference between palliative care and hospice care
- Person With Dementia:
- Modify and/or Maintain The Dementia Strategies- Putting it all together
Target Audience
- Athletic Trainers
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
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