The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Activities

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The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Activities
Speaker(s): Virginia Bell, M.S.W., David Troxel, M.P.H., Sarah Price, Melanie Sawatzky and Tonya M. Cox, M.S.W.

> Logistics

Seminar length: 1 - 3 day workshops

Number of participants: This seminar can be customized for small or large groups.

Who will benefit from this seminar: Activity directors, managers, and direct care staff at adult day centers, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes; other caregivers of people with dementia

Seminar fee:
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> Seminar Description

This inspirational presentation teaches participants how to care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease using the groundbreaking Best Friends^™ approach. Led by Alzheimer’s experts Virginia Bell and David Troxel, caregivers will learn to integrate the essential elements of friendship — respect, empathy, trust, and humor — into their care techniques.

Participants will leave this interactive seminar with

communication and conversation tips
activities especially for men
suggested songs and musical tie-ins
intergenerational activities
ideas for unprogrammed times, including evenings

> Bonus!

Introduce your staff to the Best Friends approach to Alzheimer’s care with an introductory seminar by Virginia Bell and David Troxel. Your facility’s quality of care and morale will improve as staff members learn to apply the essential elements of friendship to caregiving. These speakers also offer an entire seminar dedicated to staff training.

You could be published in our next Best Friends™ book! Submit your Best Friends™ story and activity ideas here.

> Here’s what people are saying about this seminar!

"Very relevant to our work, easy to use — we can all do it."
– Michelle Reid, Victoria Order of Nurses, Simcoe County Canada

"This seminar gave me other ways to approach an AD client in difficult situations."
–Janet Webb, Victoria Order of Nurses, Simcoe County Canada