Essential Skills if Your Loved One Has Alzheimer's or Dementia
Channel: Doc Snipes
Date: 2018-01-26

Essential Skills if Your Loved One Has Alzheimer's or Dementia  
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Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor.  She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002.  In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com 📺 More videos on case management at https://allceus.com/YouTube-Playlists

    00:00:00 - Introduction and Webinar Details
    00:00:43 - Cognitive Impairment Overview
    00:01:15 - Memory Impairment and New Information
    00:02:46 - Cultural Challenges and Learning
    00:03:16 - Aphasia and Motor Activity Challenges
    00:03:48 - Executive Functioning and Organization
    00:05:08 - Attention, Judgment, and Perception Issues
    00:06:41 - Reasoning and Metacognition
    00:07:44 - Memory Symptoms and Agitation
    00:12:22 - Importance of Multidisciplinary Teams
    00:17:53 - Impact of Diet on Cognitive Health
    00:21:22 - Recognizing and Managing Dementia Symptoms
    00:24:48 - Behavior-Oriented Treatments
    00:28:83 - Stimulation-Oriented Treatments
    00:31:89 - Social and Emotional Support
    00:33:53 - Managing Aggressive and Combative Behaviors
    00:35:22 - Importance of Family and Caregiver Education
    00:38:89 - Maintaining Quality of Life for Patients
    00:42:20 - How to Improve Mood and Cognitive Skills
    00:47:53 - Cognitive Decline and Early Detection
    00:52:88 - Final Takeaways on Dementia Care

Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes provides an overview of working with people with Alzheimer's and dementias
#alzheimers #dementia #casemanagement

https://www.youtube.com/user/allceuseducation/search?query=dementia

LEARNER OBJECTIVES
Identify differences between the dementias
Accurately diagnose dementias based upon symptomatology and onset
Identify effective medications
Identify common problems of persons with dementia
Identify pharmacological interventions to deal with associated problems
Describe considerations when making patient placement/treatment decisions
Differentiate between effective and ineffective interventions for persons with dementia
List the symptoms common to the dementias
Discuss the types of information and education the patient and family require

For mental health and addiction counselors (LPC, LMHC, LPCC, LADC, CADC, and counselors in training), social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LSW, RSW), pastoral staff, case managers (CCM) and marriage and family therapists (LMFT)

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This was recorded as part of a live #webinar #endalz  Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month