Read below for general information about each program.
THE LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAM
Life Enrichment professionals and other team members learn to support resident-led, book-based programming for residents living with dementia of various abilities. With our online, self-directed training, long-term care team members become skilled at using the Reading2Connect age/dementia friendly books and applying "Montessori for Aging & Dementia" principles to facilitate resident-directed, authentic socialization and minimize the need for staff direction.
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Our certified course is approved by the "National Certification Council for Activity Professionals" for 3 CEUs.
Library employees and volunteers receive the tools and skills to serve their older adult patrons, especially those living with dementia. This program training is specifically designed for librarians. Trainees learn to engage older adults with reading material optimized for them that they may enjoy inside the library, in their homes, or in the care communities in which they live.
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THE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM: Adult Day Centers, Memory Cafés, Senior Centers
Employees and volunteers learn to apply "Montessori for Aging & Dementia" principles to socially enrich the lives of their older adult members/clients. Trainees acquire the skills and tools to use the Reading2Connect books as dynamic, meaningful conversational supports, nurturing personal expression and spontaneous socialization without staff direction.
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Reading2Connect equips community organizations (eg, places of worship, hospital volunteer depts, historical sites, botanical gardens, museums) to be more accessible and inclusive to older adults living with aging challenges.
Reading2Connect provides organizations with
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Employee/volunteer education based on "Montessori for Aging & Dementia" principles
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Age/dementia friendly reading material that is reflective of the organization and its unique qualities and treasures.
Speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists learn to use adapted reading in their therapy with older adults to achieve an array of medically-justifiable goals. Clinicians are able to expand their communication-cognitive case load, especially with adults living with dementia or other cognitive changes. The Reading2Connect Clinician Program offers clinicians an online, self-directed training, specialized age/dementia books, and other tools to help them integrate accessible reading into the lives of clients, with evidenced-based clinical strategies and CMS-approved therapy goals. Examples of therapy documentation are included.
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Family members, companions, and Nursing Assistants receive the tools and skills to enhance their one-to-one time with adults living with cognitive changes.
Care partners receive Reading2Connect age/dementia friendly physical books, video books, and access to a 30-minute recorded educational video. Care partners learn to apply mindful techniques to stimulate imaginations, support authentic communication, and nurture experiences of independence.
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