Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation’s Dementia Specific Curriculum meets all Florida Department of Elder Affairs standards as required by Florida Statute 58A-5.0191.
Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation is approved to train and certify staff working in Adult Day Centers, Hospice, Long-Term Care Institutions, and Assisted Living facilities.
Curriculum includes narrated slides and brief “Check your knowledge” quizzes after each module.
“ALZ1 Training” curriculum objectives:
- Distinguish between normal aging and memory loss
- Identify the characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and
- Communicate effectively with individuals who are living with dementia
**You must “Complete” after each slide to receive full credit. For questions, be sure to utilize our live instructor located on the bottom right of the screen. Available 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday.
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Introduction
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Module 1: Overview of the Dementias
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 03. Module 1: Overview of the Dementias
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 04. Normal Aging Memory Changes
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 05. 3 D’s of Mental Illness in Older Adults
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 06. Depression
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 07. Delirium
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 08. Dementia Not a Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 09. Dementia Umbrella
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 10. Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 11. Vascular Dementia
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 12. Lewy Body Dementia
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 13. Parkinson’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 14. Frontotemporal Dementia
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 15. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 16. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 17. Alzheimer’s is a Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 18. The Amazing Brain
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 19. Neuron
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 20. The Amazing Brain
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 21. Diseased Brain
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 22. Beta-Amyloid and Tau
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 23. Tangles and Plaques
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 24. Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 25. Affect on Caregivers
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 26. Reisberg Deterioration Scale for Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease – Early Stages
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 27. Reisberg Deterioration Scale for Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease – Progressed Stages
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 28. A Comparison: Global Deterioration Scale Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 29. Module 1 – Check Your Knowledge
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Module 2: Communication
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 30. Module 2: Communication
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 31. Communication
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 32. Verbal Communication
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 33. Non-Verbal Communication
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 34. Pain Assessment
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 35. Possible Pain Indicators
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 36. Persons Living with Dementia May
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 37. Communicating with a Person Living with Dementia – Early Stages
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 38. Communicating with a Person Living with Dementia – Middle Stages
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 39. Communicating with a Person Living with Dementia – Late Stages
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 40. Touch with Care
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 41. General Communication Guidelines
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 42. Exterior Noise
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 43. Word Processing
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 44. How Alzheimer’s Disease Affects Communication – Aphasia & Amnesia
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 45. How Alzheimer’s Disease Affects Communication – Agnosia, Apraxia & Dysphagia
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 46. Quote on Reductionism
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 47. Emotions
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 48. Reminiscence
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 49. Ways to Encourage Reminiscing
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 50. Items that Promote Reminiscing
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 51. Validation
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 52. Examples of Validating a Person’s Feelings
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 53. Things to Avoid
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 54. Cares Approach
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 55. Connect with Person
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 56. Module 2 – Check Your Knowledge
- Alzheimer’s 1. Slide 57. References
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Quiz
