Coffee Club: Sensory Input and Creative Ability through the Stages of Dementia

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6 CEUs

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Video Presentation

Online, 3 module,  Video course with MCQS to test content viewed in each presentation.  

Modules:

1. Dementia and staging
2. Sensory stimulation linked to stages of Dementia
3. Linking stages of Dementia, Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability and sensory input to tailor intervention.

This course will review

1. The stages of dementia and explore the needs at each stage.
2. The Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability and how it relates to assessment and intervention at the different stages of Dementia.
3. The sensory systems and the effect of aging and Dementia on Sensory Processing.
4. The role of sensory stimulation and multisensory rooms in the management of cognitive, behavioural and psychological symptoms of Dementia.
5. Different, developmentally graded, sensory programmes that have been developed by OTs to address the sensory needs at each stage of dementia/level of Creative Ability. to improve or maintain function and quality of life
6. A multitude of sensory based activities (active and passive) that can be used in Dementia Care at different stages and levels of function.