Date
Spring 2014
Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Social Work
Advisor
Vincent Faherty, DSW, MBA
Keywords
Maine, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, training, USM Aging Initiative, Health and Wellness
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting approximately five million Americans. Paul Raia, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Services at the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapters, developed a training curriculum called Caring for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Habilitation Training Curriculum. The Alzheimer’s Association’s Maine Chapter has been implementing this training in care facilities across Maine. The purpose of this project was to evaluate if this training is perceived as useful in direct care settings.A secondary goal of the project was to determine if this training should be adapted for use in other settings in which professionals of varying titles interact with elder populations.
Start Date
April 2014
Recommended Citation
Cole, Ryan K. and Wyman, Christine, "Habilitation Training Curriculum: Is It Useful?" (2014). Thinking Matters Symposium Archive. 33.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/thinking_matters/33
