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Note: This is a pre-recorded video course approved for 1.5 CE credits for Social Workers (SW), Case Managers (CCMC), Registered Nurses (RN) and Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrators.
NAB approval: 20250803-3-A105308-DL. – Expires 8/3/2025
Social Work approval is for 1.5 non-clinical CE credits. – Expires 8/31/2026
RN approval expires 6/30/2025
CCMC approval expires 5/6/2025.
A certificate will be issued after the successful completion of the course.
Course Description
The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Treating Dementia in 2024 (Part 1 of 2)
Go to Part 2 of this course HERE
Social workers and other health care professionals are called upon to serve an ever-increasing volume of patients presenting with some form of dementia, whether due to impairments such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or due to brain injury. This course examines some of the memory care information currently available, and how we apply these theories into actual best practices. This seminar will focus on care recommendations that can make a significant difference in an individual’s quality of life: meaningful social work assessments; complementary pain management interventions and enhancing and enriching the lives of adults with dementia and family members with the use of social engagement.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, healthcare workers will be able to:
- Discuss the disease of dementia
- Identify and explain the benefits of early detection and diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease
- Recognize risk factors for cognitive impairment and review treatable causes of cognitive dysfunction
- Define normal aging/pre-clinical versus mild cognitive impairment versus dementia
- Compare and analyze the differences in pseudo-dementia, delirium, and dementia diseases
- Identify the challenges in introducing and implementing best practices.
- Identify memory care assessment strategies such as Relationship Maps, Five Wishes and Life Story Boards that social workers can implement.
About the Presenter:
Laurie Loughney, BA Psych, CSW, LNHA, CALA, CDP, AHM, CADDCT, SHRM-CP, ICP
Laurie is the CEO of Longtree & Associates, a healthcare seminar and education company. Ms. Loughney shares her expertise in social work, administration, and ethical compliance via this and other outstanding seminars geared toward the eldercare setting. A NJ CSW, Ms. Loughney is an approved presenter for numerous social work seminars. Her work includes supporting social workers as a consultant in areas of development of ethics policy and procedures, cultural diversity and understanding the social worker’s role in person-centered eldercare.
Refund Policy:
Payments for LongtreeLive and Longtree On-Demand courses are non-refundable. Instead, registrants can opt to use their course credit for a different LongtreeLive or Longtree On-Demand course of equal or lesser value.
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Purchase this on-demand course today and earn 1.5 CE upon successful completion.
Note: CE credit approved for NAB, SW, CCMC, and RN.