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SUMMARY:Early-Stage Care Partner Support Group FY27
DESCRIPTION:This group is specifically designed for care partners whose loved one has received a recent diagnosis of MCI or is in the early stages of dementia. Get to know other families who are in a similar situation\, while also learning caregiving tips and sharing personal concerns and successes. This group will also include practical resources and guest speakers throughout the year. \nRegister
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/brain-health/event/early-stage-care-partner-support-group-fy27/
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SUMMARY:Dementia Capable Care of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia
DESCRIPTION:Discover practical strategies and proven approaches for supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are at risk of or are living with dementia. The NTG’s highly regarded Dementia Capable Care of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia training – grounded in the NTG’s national model curriculum – is now available online\, making participation easier and more accessible than ever. \nThis evidence-informed workshop equips aging and disability professionals with actionable tools\, knowledge\, and real-world strategies to deliver high-quality\, dementia-capable care – while eliminating travel time and reducing costs. \nJoin colleagues from across the country and strengthen your ability to support individuals\, families\, and care teams with confidence. Download the workshop flyer. \n\nWorkshop sessions are recorded. Attendance at live sessions is not required.\nA certificate for 12 contact hours will be provided to all attendees.\nWant more information about our workshop?\nDiscounts:\n\nNTG Dues Paying Member discounts available (20%). Existing members: Please email education@the-ntg.org for the code. Not a member yet? An option to join and receive the discount is available on the workshop registration page.\nOrganizations enrolling mutliple staff may be eligible for a special discount. Email education@the-ntg.org before registering to receive a discount code.\n\n\n\nRegister \n\nImportant: When registering\, choose one option only: the 2-day Foundation Workshop or the 3 -day Trainer Workshop. Do not register for both. \n2 Day Foundation Workshop | $275\nTarget Audience: The workshop is appropriate for any staff with direct or ancillary care responsibilities of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in both disability-related\, health care\, and aging-related agencies. \nDescription: This highly interactive and evidence-informed workshop covers the basic concepts of care of an adult with ID and dementia. \nTopics include: \n\nIntroduction to Aging & IDD\nDown Syndrome\, Accelerated Aging\, and Alzheimer’s Disease\nUnderstanding Dementia in Adults with IDD and How It May Present Differently.\nDementia is Not a Disease…Clearing Up a Common Misunderstanding\nUsing the NTG’s Early Detection Screen for Dementia in IDD (NTG-EDSD)\nCommon Medical Conditions That Look Like Alzheimer’s\, But Are Treatable\nSteps to a Comprehensive Differential Diagnosis\nHealth Care Advocacy for Adults with IDD and Dementia\n4 Most Common Triggers of Challenging Behaviors in Adults with IDD and Dementia\nNon-pharmacologic Interventions for Behavior\nUnderstanding Sensory Impairment in Dementia and How It Relates to Behaviors\nAdapting the Physical Environment for Maximum Functioning and Independence\nEnd-of-Life Considerations\n\n3 Day NTG Affiliated Regional Trainer Workshop | $475\nThe first two days of the workshop\, Wednesday and Thursday\, September 2 & 3\, cover the topics outlined above in the Foundation Workshop above. \nA final half-day\, Tuesday\, September 8\, is added and is devoted to understanding and delivering the full NTG Dementia Capable Care Curriculum. \nNTG Affiliated Trainers are authorized to use NTG branded and copyrighted training materials to train within their own organization or to conduct training for outside agencies and organizations. \nAffiliated trainers have access to greatly expanded topic modules\, trainer manual\, and free NTG continuing education webinars. \nFollowing completion of the workshop participants are required to successfully complete an online test of knowledge before they will be awarded a certificate of completion and receive NTG branded and copyrighted training materials. \nImportant Note for Residents of Canada. Canadians are able to register and take this training\, however\, in Canada the NTG Canadian Consortium has adapted the NTG curriculum to a Canadian context for Canadian-specific training. It offers both the 2-Day workshop and a 3rd Day training to become a NTG Canadian Consortium Affiliated Provincial Trainer. For more information\, please email Nancy Jokinen\, NTG Canadian Consortium trainer or visit our website: https://www.the-ntg.org/workshop-schedule-canada \nThis $475 fee covers all 3 workshop sessions. It is not necessary to also register for the 2 Day Foundation workshop when you are registering using this option. \n 
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/brain-health/event/dementia-capable-care-of-adults-with-intellectual-disabilities-and-dementia/
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SUMMARY:Fairfax Parkinson Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet other people with Parkinson’s and their families as we learn from local experts and encourage each other\, and leave with a feeling of hope and purpose that you can get the most out of life\, maintain your independence\, and continue to enjoy all that life has to offer. \nThis group meets at Insight – Fairfax on the first Wednesday from 12:30pm to 2:00pm. All support groups are complimentary and open to the public. Please contact Sonia for more information. \n*In addition\, Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC) offers a Dance for PD class in partnership with Lucy Bowen McCauley and the Center for Ballet Arts next door! Join them on Wednesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon before this meeting! Learn more about Dance for PD.
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/brain-health/event/fairfax-parkinson-friends/
LOCATION:Insight – Fairfax\, 3953 Pender Dr #100\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22030\, United States
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