Therapeutic Activities for Persons with Dementia

Course overview

Objectives of this course are to be able to: describe dementia and common behaviors associated with dementia, define therapeutic activities and describe the benefits of therapeutic activities programming for persons with dementia, identify meaningful activities for persons with dementia using a person-centered approach, identify the steps in assessing activity needs of a person with dementia, describe strategies to measure the outcomes of a successful activity program, and explain how any activity program can be modified to accommodate the individual needs of a resident with dementia. Course is approved for 1.0 continuing education unit-CEU-contact hour to Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states), Social Workers (NASW), Florida Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Certified Case Managers (CCM), Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC). Participants must pass the final quiz with 80% or more and may re-take the quiz as often as needed.