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Providing Individualized Dementia Treatment: Putting Evidence into Action
CE Test
$9.99 USD
This purchase is for online CE Test only
Product Details
Format:
Additional Participant CE Test
Author:
MARGUERITE MULLANEY, MS, CCC-SLP
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Copyright:
3/27/2015
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RNT020342
Objectives
  • Describe theories of neuroplasticity
  • Identify patient strengths that can be used to develop a plan of care
  • Evaluate deficits areas which require increased management to ensure safety
  • Choose and customize assessment and treatment tools based on individual patient needs
  • Develop an outline for treatment sessions using information from case studies
Outline

INTRODUCTION: GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE

  • Neurological changes
  • Behavioral changes
  • Theories for intervention
  • Staging a hypothetical patient
    • Physical changes
    • Cognitive changes
  • Question/answer

 

ASSESSMENT

  • Logemann approach
  • Standardized testing
  • Informal assessment
  • Measuring the patient’s perspective
  • Measuring the caregiver’s perspective
  • Sorting the strengths from the weaknesses

 

TREATMENT: PART 1

  • Deciding what to work on
  • Application of neuroplasticity concepts
  • Hildred Schuell’s hierarchy
  • Commercially available products
  • Thinking outside the box
  • Questions/answers
  • Participant hypothetical examples     

 

TREATMENT: PART 2

  • Interactive case studies
    • Interventions: compensatory vs. restorative strategies
    • Cognition-focused interventions
    • Limitations of generalization and long-term maintenance
    • Assistive technology
    • Cognitive stimulation therapy
    • External memory aids
    • Memory-training programs
      • Spaced retrieval
      • Errorless learning
      • Procedural memory stimulation
      • Vanishing cues
      • Didactic approaches
    • Reality orientation
    • Reminiscence therapy
    • Simulated presence therapy
  • Group interaction to develop a POC to address the above examples
  • Question/answers
  • Participant hypothetical examples

 

DesignING Treatment

  • Case study: complete a comprehensive cognitive/communication exam
  • Create an individual treatment approach
    • Case study: patient with SLUMS score of 21/30; Global Deterioration Scale of 3
    • Case study: patient with SLUMS score of 21/30; Global Deterioration Scale of 5
  • Questions/answers
Author

Continuing Education Credits
Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $9.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-397-0180 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Counselors
This intermediate self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

Illinois Counselors: This intermediate self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Per the IDFPR: Social Work Continuing Education Sponsors approved by the Division in accordance with the rules for the administration of Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act (225 ILCS 201), 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1470.95; PESI, Inc. is a registered social work continuing education sponsor wtih the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154.A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance, pass a post-test, and who complete the program evaluation.

New York Counselors: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0033. This self-study activity will qualify for 7.5 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Texas Counselors: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a continuing education sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Provider #: 2477. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education credits.


Marriage & Family Therapists
This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. Provider #: 168-000156. Full attendance at this self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 credits.

New York Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0024. This self-study activity will qualify for 7.5 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.


Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
No CE available for this board.

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistant:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.3 continuing education credits.


Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

Arkansas Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6.0 contact hours for Physical Therapists.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants:
CA PT
PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 6.25 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 CE credit hours.

Indiana Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study meets the IN-PT approval under 842 IAC 1-7-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.

Kansas Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study educational offering has been approved by the Kansas Physical Therapy Association for 6.0 hours (Approval #) for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants - Kentucky:

Maryland Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.6 CEUs.

Minnesota Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study educational offering has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 6.0 hours of continuing education hours, category 1, (Approval #9190) for Physical Therapists.

Nevada Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.65 CEUs for Physical Therapists.

New Jersey Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved for 6.0 continuing education credits by the New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants (Approval # 2016-1217).

New Mexico Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the New Mexico Physical Therapy Board for 6.0 contact hours.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 7.6 contact hours.

North Carolina Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education hours.

Pennsylvania Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy for a total of 6.0 contact hours of which 0 hours have been approved for Direct Access. PA Board Approval #PTCE011132.

Tennessee Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association for .6.0 CEUs (6.0 Contact Hours) TPTA Approval number 2016-328 for Class I Continuing Education Competency Requirement for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.

Oklahoma Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: This educational offering has been approved by the Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision State of Oklahoma for 6.0 hours for Physical Therapists.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 6.25 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.


Social Workers
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PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this self-study course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 6.25 Clinical continuing education credits. Course Level: Intermediate. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation.

California Social Workers/ Counselors/Marriage & Family Therapists/Licensed Educational Psychologists: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Florida Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.25 continuing education credits.


Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.


Audience
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Rehab Managers
  • Nurse Managers
  • Activity Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Certified Nursing Assistants
  • Nursing Home Administrators
  • Social Workers