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Upcoming Webinars
(2010-03-25) Managing Difficult BehaviorsMORE INFO
This webinar is designed to assist in understanding the biological bases for mood changes and behavioral changes in residents with dementia.  An overview of the likely course of the disease from a neurobiological perspective will be provided prior to a discussion of the timeline in which behavioral changes are likely to occur.  

Strategies for aggression and behavioral management approaches for staff members related to specific types of behavioral changes will be the main issue discussed.  Each section will have time for Q & A.

 
Who Should Attend:
  • Executive Directors
  • Resident Care and Wellness Directors
  • Dementia Program Directors
  • Resident Services Staff
  • Anyone else interested in managing difficult behaviors!

Post-training Certificate of Attendance

All registrants will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the webinar and an evaluation survey.  The certificate can be photocopied and used as documentation to meet the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ assisted living regulations requirements for annual, ongoing staff training.  For those professionals that require CEUs or contact hours, a completed post-training evaluation survey is required of these professionals as well.

CEU’s and Contact Hours

This program is approved for 1.5 credit hours for licensed Nursing Home Administrators (Approval #NH-09015-012).

This program is approved for 1.5 contact hours for Nurses (PA #112).  This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.      

Formats Available: Webinar
Original Webinar Date: 03-25-2010
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(2010-04-08) Using Social Media to Market Your ResidenceMORE INFO
During this 90 minute webinar, we will present social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blog Influencing and Conversation Monitoring. You will get a basic understanding of what these tools are and how they work. We will also discuss how to identify your audiences, their demographics and what the trends are, and what’s working and not working for different audience types.

Who Should Attend:
•    Marketing and Sales
•    Resident Care Directors
•    Executive Directors
•    Operations
•    Anyone who finds the term “Social media” mystifying


Post-training Certificate of Attendance

All registrants will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the webinar and an evaluation survey.  The certificate can be photocopied and used as documentation to meet the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ assisted living regulations requirements for annual, ongoing staff training.  For those professionals that require CEUs or contact hours, a completed post-training evaluation survey is required of these professionals as well.

CEU’s and Contact Hours

This program is approved for 1.5 credit hours for licensed Nursing Home Administrators (Approval #NH-09015-012).

This program is approved for 1.5 contact hours for Nurses (PA #112).  This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.       

Formats Available: Webinar
Original Webinar Date: 04-08-2010
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