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| Intervention Associates provides free inservice training to help your staff recognize early warning signs in your clients and help them get the care they need for their special needs. Here’s a list of some of our inservice topics. For more information or to schedule an inservice, please call us at 215-628-8964. |
Alzheimer's Disease - Clear Facts About Confusion If you work with aging clients or adult children with aging parents, this 45-minute inservice will help you understand:
- Dementia
- Its early warning signs
- Available help
- How to get your clients the help they need
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"I'll Never Move to a Nursing Home" - Senior Housing Options If you work with older adult clients who demonstrate declining physical or mental capacity, this 45-minute inservice will help you:
- Identify the differences in levels of care such as independent living and assisted living, nursing home, skilled nursing facility and Medicare
- Become familiar with average costs and programs/regulations regarding placement.
- Know how to help a client accept the need to move and when to make this decision.
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Public Benefits - Who's Entitled to What and Where to Turn If you are confused about which public benefits your clients are entitled to, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Medical Assistance, this [45-minute? inservice] will help you understand:
- Medicare – who is eligible and what is a Medicare HMO
- Medigap plans
- Medicaid – who is eligible, what is paid for and when
- The difference between adult day care and senior centers
- Other programs clients may need and how to access them
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"They're Driving Me Crazy" - Dealing With Difficult People Do you leave work feeling wrung out? Clients can be demanding, irritating and impossible to please. This inservice can take one of the following two paths:
- A group discussion, facilitated by a Master's level counselor, using examples of your most difficult clients OR
- A group discussion about general personality types, effective methods for handling them and ways to reduce your own stress.
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Additional inservice topics include:
- Medical Overview of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
- Communication and Behavior
- Legal and Financial Information
- Daily Care and Safety Issues
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Intervention Associates saves you time and enables you to devote your energies to what you do best, with the assurance that your clients are getting the personalized care they need. |
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