This course satisfies Illinois Mandated Requirement for 1 Hour training in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.
1. Attendees will be able to define dementia and the process by which it is diagnosed clinically.
2. Attendees will identify at least 3 dementia-related symptoms.
3. Attendees will compare at least 3 strategies to connect and communicate with people living with dementia.
4. Attendees will identify at least 3 non-pharmacological interventions for dementia-related symptoms.
As the prevalence of dementia in older adults is on the rise, the likelihood of encountering patients, clients, or community members who are affected by dementia is higher than ever. This course will give providers an overview of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias to better recognize challenges and provide supports to those affected by dementia. The course will cover warning signs, diagnostic process, current medication and non-pharmacological treatment, and best practices for dementia-related care. This course will also cover common symptoms at various stages of dementia, as well as communication techniques and behavioral interventions to best support these symptoms.
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Course Description: Basics of Alzheimer’s disease and Other Dementias
FREE PREVIEWLearning Objectives: Basics of Alzheimer’s disease and Other Dementias
FREE PREVIEWPresenter Bio: Theresa Dewey, ATR-BC, LCPC
FREE PREVIEWIL Public Act 102-0399 asks all IL Health Care Professionals to take this course
FREE PREVIEWReference
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1 CE video-Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
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ILLINOIS Health Care professionals, Nurses, Podiatrist, Nursing Home Personals, Respiratory therapists, Speech and Audiology therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Optometrist, Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers are required to have one-hour course in training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias per license renewal period. IL Public Act 102-0399 allows professionals to take this training from any qualified CE provider.
Spring Advisory, PLLC has been approved by The National Board For Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7169. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Spring Advisory, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Spring Advisory, PLLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spring Advisory, PLLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Art Therapy Credentials Board recognizes CE credits granted by NBCC Approved Continuing Education Providers. All CE from Spring Advisory can be counted towards ATR, ATR-BC, and ATCS credential renewals for art therapists per ATCB.
Spring Advisory is an Illinois Social Work CE Sponsor, #159.001540
Spring Advisory is an Illinois Psychologist CE Sponsor, #268.000141
Spring Advisory is an Illinois Marriage and Family Therapy CE Sponsor, #168.000265
To ensure compliance with licensing board requirements, all CE courses expire 180 days after registration.
From 2023, all licensed health professionals in Illinois are required to take courses on sexual harassment prevention, alzheimer's assessment and treatment, implicit bias training, and mandated reporter training. Each training should be 1 CE credit hour to meet license renewal requirements.
This 1-hour video course is required training for all IDFPR health professional license holders. This course qualifies for 1 CE requirement for ANY Illinois Health Care licensees per IL Public Act 100-0762
$30
This 3 ETHICS CE pre-recorded video course discusses therapist incapacity due to illness, burnout, or death. We explore the responsibility of informing clients and preparing a professional will. The third hour includes an info-gathering workshop.
$75
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This 1-hr pre-recorded video course examines implicit bias in healthcare, client relationships, and systems, strategies for self-awareness, systemic bias awareness and cultural humility. NBCC, APA, IDFPR approved CE for license renewals.
$30
This APA and NBCC-approved 3 ETHICS CE pre-recorded video course satisfies license renewal requirements. The presenter discusses the prevention of therapist burnout as an ethical duty of therapists, both to themselves and their clients.
$75
This APA and NBCC-approved 3-hour video CE will guide you to contextualize you and your client's social-cultural identity for optimized therapeutic impact. This course qualifies for multicultural competency CE clinical license renewal requirements.
$75
4-hr pre-recorded CE on therapeutic frame, ethical and boundary challenges in telehealth, to strengthen professional integrity and client care. This course meets the state-required Ethics and Boundaries CE requirement.
$95
Social class-based countertransference impacts therapists and clients every day. This multicultural competency-centered CE course will show you every element related to social class, its impact in clinical settings, and how to handle them. 1-hr video
$35
A: Yes, Per IL Public Act 100-0762 for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, Illinois Public Act 102-0399 for Alzheimer’s Awareness training, and Public Act 100-0014, Illinois Complied Statues IL 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.7 for Implicit bias Awareness training, ANY Illinois licensed professionals with continuing education requirements may take these courses from ANY CE provider, that includes Spring Advisory, which is an IDFPR approved CE provider for social workers, psychologists, and counselors.
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A: You must pass the exam by over 80% in order to obtain your CE certificate, go back to your course page and access the CE link, retake the exam until you pass by 80%. You will be awarded your CE certificate upon passing at 80% or above.
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