Montessori for Aging and Dementia Introductory Course (LIVE VIRTUAL) (March 2025)

Description

From Can’t to Can Do! Montessori for Aging and Dementia Introductory Course

12-Hour Live Virtual Course – taught using Microsoft Teams

March 3, 4, 5, & 6, 2025
6 PM – 9 PM US EST (New York)

Instructors: Jennifer Brush, Margaret Jarrell, and Mandy Cheskis
$199, includes a Brush Development Certificate of Completion.  AMI Certificate of Completion can be added at checkout for an additional $25.00.  After purchasing this course, you will receive a receipt with a link log into your account to access the handouts and meeting invitation.  You will not be sent a separate email with a Teams link.  Please access the Teams link and handouts by logging into your Brush Development online account.  This is the PREREQUISITE for 6-month Montessori Elder Care Practitioner Certification Course.  All sales are final, refunds are not provided.

Description

Sign up for the 12-hour Montessori course that’s helped countless care providers improve elder engagement and independence, increase staff and family satisfaction, and transform the physical and social environment into a community that flourishes. The result is the care community where everyone wants to live and work! Our team will walk you through an easy and transformative 12-hour program to get real results.  If you follow the steps in this training, you’ll free up time, reduce work stress and open up a whole new way of thinking about people with dementia. Get ready to create a place where everyone thrives!

COURSE AGENDA

Day 1 (6:00-9:00 p.m. EST)

Person-Centered Care

• What is Person-Centered Care?
• The Value of Roles

What is Montessori for Children?

• Background of Dr. Montessori’s Work
• Key Discoveries of Human Development
• Key Components of Montessori Education

Break

Applying Montessori Methods to the Care Setting

• Montessori for Aging and Dementia
• Essential Components
• The Prepared Environment

Day 2 (6:00-9:00 p.m. EST)

Applying Montessori Methods to the Care Setting

• Grace and Courtesy
• Observation
• Addressing Responsive Behaviors
• Independence
• Developing Activities
• Developing Roles

Break

Montessori Activities

• Presenting Montessori Activities
• Demonstrations
• Assessing Outcomes

Day 3 (6:00-9:00 p.m. EST)

Understanding Dementia and Memory

• What is Dementia?
• Types of Dementia
• How Memory Works
• Memory Books

Best Practices for Dementia Care

• Personalized Assessments
• Meaningful Engagement Plans

Break

Best Practices for Dementia Care (continued)

• Communication
• Changes in Vision, Hearing, and More

Day 4 (6:00-9:00 p.m. EST)

Best Practices for Dementia Care

• Evidence-Based Design
• Environmental Barriers & Facilitators

Break

Spaced Retrieval

• Spaced Retrieval
• Spaced Retrieval Case Studies

Putting Montessori into Action

• Where to Begin?
• Phases of Rollout
• Creating an Action Plan
• Next Steps