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Holiday Stress and Dementia Caregiving
Holiday Stress and Dementia Caregiving The Holiday Blues: Depression is common among the older population, and holidays can increase or...
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The Experience of Dementia as a Journey
"The Experience of Dementia as a Journey" I am going on a long journey by train. As I begin, the city skyscrapers and country landscape...
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Veterans Day
With today being Veterans Day I wanted to share some ideas that have worked well for me as an Activity. For the current generations we...
Keeping it Simple
As a Certified Activity Professional at times I could get caught up in my head and make planning activities difficult. When this would...
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Virtual Empathy
Have a look: After watching this news clip, I was left wondering if this is an effective way to develop empathy, or if it undermines the...
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An Unexpected Change
When life throws you a curve ball, an unexpected change in direction, how do we handle it? Recently I have had something that some...
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Building new skills through Role-Play
Recently, I attended a training where a learner commented on how challenging it was for her to engage in role-play for practicing new...
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Coach Webinar #1: An In-Depth Look At The Coaching Cycle
Hey PAC Certified Independent Coaches! Here is a recording from the Live Webinar that PAC Lead Mentor, Linn Possell, hosted on Sept. 20,...
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POA for PLWD
Power of Attorney. Advanced directives. Medically appropriate care. Does anyone else get stuck on the terminology associated with...