We congratulate two new AMI Auxiliary Trainers for Montessori for Aging and Dementia: Henna Jalovaara from Finland and Carolyn Magnussen from Norway! Henna Jalovaara is an award-winning Occupational Therapist at Wilhelmiina Care home. She is also the founder of Muisti Montessori, an organization dedicated to bringing the Montessori philosophy to elder care in Finland. American born…
My work through the Fulbright Finland Specialist program in the area of Public/Global Health focused on building staff competencies in person-centered care using the Montessori philosophy of living applied to elders. The Fulbright Specialist project was hosted by MuistiMontessori, the only association in Finland dedicated to applying the Montessori philosophy to individuals living with cogntive…
I am honored to have been appointed a Fulbright Specialist. My first project will involve traveling to Norway to work with two long term care communities: VILLA ENERHAUGEN and KVINESDAL BO OG DAGSENTER.
