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Exploring the Essential Features of “Edward Shaw – Dementia Support Group Leader’s Training: Revolutionize Support Group Skills for Dementia Caregivers and People Living with Dementia”
Speaker: Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA | Christina Soriano, MFA | Christina Elizabeth Hugenschmidt, PhD, MS, LCMHC | Samantha Culler, MSW, LCSW | Marinda Freeman, MSW, LCSW
Duration: 10 Hours 11 Minutes
Format: Audio and Video
Copyright: Mar 22, 2023
Media Type: Digital Seminar
Description
Never has the need for dementia support groups been greater.
Research shows that support groups help participants by reducing depressive and anxious symptoms and enhancing caregiver efficacy and resilience. Research also shows that support groups provide a safe, supportive, nonjudgmental place to explore thoughts, feelings, and find meaning.
Whether you’re thinking about starting a support group for dementia caregivers or people living with dementia, or are already leading a support group, this training is for you! You will access essential knowledge and skills on support group theory and practice that will make you a more confident, competent, and compassionate support group leader. You will walk through challenges and strategies for in-person, virtual and hybrid support group options.
But that’s not all….further examples of the practice changing information you will have lifetime access to:
- Examine the 8 central needs of dementia caregivers and utilize them as the framework for a dementia caregiver support group
- Explain how mindfulness, improvisational movement, creativity, and cognitive activities can be integrated into a support group for people living with dementia
Included in the training materials, you will take away the framework, curricula, lesson plans, and practical how-to’s to establish a sustainable support group program for family caregivers and those on the dementia journey. The training has been designed for a wide audience of individuals, including mental health and medical professionals as well as a variety of allied health professionals and administrators.
Watch actual video segments from dementia caregiver support groups and support groups for people with dementia support. The real-life examples will be integrated throughout this program, along with explanations and analysis by an experienced multidisciplinary team to create an impactful and powerful training experience, unlike any you’ve had before. The expert team of presenters are all experienced support group leaders and authors of support group leader’s manuals.
Register today….for the only support group leader’s training that provides comprehensive knowledge about group theory and practice, as well as strategies to fine tune leaders’ skills to start a support group or improve an established leader’s competence and compassion! Don’t delay….be a part of the revolution to improve dementia care!
Speaker
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA
Empath Education, LLC
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor. He was the primary care partner for his late wife, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9-year journey. Ed was a practicing academic radiation oncologist for 23 years, specializing in the treatment of adults and children with brain cancer. In 2010, inspired by Rebecca’s journey, his medical interest shifted to dementia diagnosis and treatment, and with his addition training in mental health counseling, he founded the Memory Counseling Program in 2011, part of the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and the Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The program serves individuals, couples, and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia.
He is the author of four books. Along with coauthors Deborah Barr and Dr. Gary Chapman, he wrote Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey, which describes his moving personal story of care for Rebecca coupled with an innovative use of the 5 love languages in dementia counseling. He also wrote The Dementia Care Partner’s Workbook, a support group manual and self-study guide for dementia care partners, providing understanding, education, and hope for the long journey of dementia caregiving from diagnosis through end-of-life. He has also co-authored two resources for support group leaders, A Leader’s Manual for Dementia Care Partner Support Groups and A Support Group for People Living with Dementia: The Leaders Manual.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Edward Shaw receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Edward Shaw has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Christina Soriano, MFA
Christina Soriano, MFA, is the Vice Provost for the Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Wake Forest University and a professor of dance. Since 2012, Christina has regularly taught a community dance class in Winston-Salem, NC to people living with Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners and has been involved in three scientific studies that look at the ways dance can help with quality of life, mobility and balance of people living with neurodegenerative disease. She has received funding from the National Parkinson Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, and the National Institutes of Health, with Dr. Christina Hugenschmidt, with whom she regularly collaborates on this work.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christina Soriano has employment relationships with Reynolds Professor of Dance and Professor of Dance. She received grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Luce Foundation Grant. Christina Soriano receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christina Soriano has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Christina Elizabeth Hugenschmidt, PhD, MS, LCMHC
Christina Hugenschmidt, PhD, MS, LCMHC, is a mental health counselor and neuroscientist. Her experiences in clinical practice led her to question how support groups can be used to improve brain health. She began working with the Memory Counseling Program (MCP) after joining Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem North Carolina in 2012 and was recently appointed MCP director following Dr. Shaw’s retirement. Her experiences leading and developing a support group for people with dementia have profoundly shaped how she views dementia and her research into how positive experiences like this group can support the well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners. Her research uses brain imaging to explore how common aging-related changes in the body, such as mobility, obesity and diabetes affect brain health, and how these effects on the brain can be modified by everyday lifestyle, like engaging in exercise and arts practices.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christina Hugenschmidt has an employment relationship with Wake Forest School of Medicine. She is a reviewer for training grants with the American Federation for Aging Research. Christina Hugenschmidt receives a grants from the NIH/NIA. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christina Hugenschmidt is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the American Diabetes Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the Obesity Society. She is a reviewer for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.
Samantha Culler, MSW, LCSW
Samantha Culler, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and the clinical director for the memory counseling program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC. She has provided mental health counseling for people with progressive and chronic health conditions since 2016, after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Prior to entering a career in mental health, Samantha worked in clinical research, where her desire to provide mental health counseling to people living with chronic health conditions started. She is a strengths-based therapist who has a desire to help people live fully at all stages of life. Samantha provides individual, couple, and family counseling for those on the dementia journey as well as leading a support group for people living with dementia.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Samantha Culler has an employment relationship with Wake Forest Health Sciences and receives royalties from Empath Education. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Samantha Culler has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Marinda Freeman, MSW, LCSW
Marinda Freeman, MSW, LCSW, licensed clinical social worker, currently providing trauma-focused counseling at Family Services Inc. of Forsyth County. She provides individual, family and group support to the clients she serves. While completing her master’s in social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, marina interned at the Memory Counseling Program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC. Her experience with the Memory Counseling Program included the implementation of positive therapeutic techniques by providing emotional support, specifically mental health counseling for persons with dementia, as well as their care partners both individually and in group settings. Marinda’s passion for this population grew rapidly and she was inspired to develop a support group curriculum for people living with dementia to help improve their quality of life, honor autonomy and provide a safe space to openly talk about their diagnosis. Marinda is dedicated to her work and is a strong advocate for those who struggle with mental health challenges.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marinda Freeman has an employment relationship with the Family Services Inc. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marinda Freeman has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Objectives
- Explain the benefits of support groups for dementia caregivers and people living with dementia.
- Distinguish between companioning and treating support group participants.
- Analyze the five developmental phases of support groups. Â
- Select the basic and advanced counseling skills that will facilitate group cohesion and growth.
- Contrast the group versus individual participant causes of group process challenges and failures.
- Formulate strategies to manage challenging group participants.
- Explain how meaning deconstruction and reconstruction are useful in support groups for dementia caregivers.
- Create a plan to implement in-person, virtual, or hybrid in-person/virtual support groups for dementia caregivers and/or people living with dementia in your setting.
- Explain the benefits of support groups for people living with dementia.
- Distinguish between the 8 central needs of dementia caregivers.
- Evaluate the components of the overall curricula and individual sessions for closed- and open-ended support groups for dementia caregivers and people living with dementia
- Create a support group curriculum and individual sessions that meet the needs for your work setting.
- Explain the theory and practice of mindfulness as well as IMPROVment®, an improvisational movement curriculum, as applied to support groups for people living with dementia.
Outline
Knowledge and Skills for Support Group Leaders
- Benefits of support groups
- Companioning vs treating
- Developmental phases of support groups
- Basic counseling skills
- Advanced counseling skills
- Challenging group dynamics
- Challenging individuals in the group
- Meaning deconstruction and reconstruction
- In-person vs virtual vs hybrid in-person/virtual support groups – challenges and strategies for each setting
Support Groups for Dementia Caregivers
- The difference between a care partner and caregiver
- Benefits of support groups for dementia caregivers and people living with dementia, including the evidence base, limitations, and potential risks
- The 8 central needs of dementia caregivers
- Mindfulness theory and practice for dementia caregivers
- Session elements – mindfulness, check-in, educational lesson, discussion/Q&A, and homework
- Curriculum for closed- and open-ended dementia caregiver groups
Support Groups for People Living with Dementia
- Benefits of support groups for people living with dementia including the evidence base, limitations, and potential risks
- Unique aspects of developmental phases, counseling skills, challenging participants, and meaning reconstruction in support groups for people living with dementia
- Mindfulness for people living with dementia
- IMPROVment® – an improvisational movement curriculum for people living with dementia
- Session elements – mindfulness, improvisational movement (IMPROVment®), creativity, and domain-specific cognitive activitiesÂ
- Curriculum for closed- and open-ended support groups for people living with dementia
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychiatrists
- Case Managers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Recreational Therapists
- Activity Directors
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
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