Training: Montessori Method Adapted for the Cognitively Impaired
Presenter(s)
Mark Norris, MS.ED, Director, Montessori Alzheimer Center
Intensive individual training for health/social services/community organizations adapted for those with cognitive disabilities. Next program dates: January 20, 21, 27 and February 2, 2022. Each online session runs from 1:00 – 4:00 PM Eastern.
Objectives: Understand the Montessori philosophy, its principles, its approach and how to apply it to people with dementia and other related diseases. Change our representations and perceptions of the people concerned. Refocus on the person, learn to know them and interact with them. Enable professionals to better identify and therefore solicit and use the abilities preserved in people with dementia (remaining abilities) and therefore change their view, their way of thinking about both the people they care for and their job. To allow for the adaptation, creation and implementation of activities (of daily life animation…) adapted to the difficulties, capacities, interests and personal tastes of the people in order to increase their engagement in these activities on a daily basis. To allow the person to regain their autonomy through freedom of choice and a sense of control over their own life. To allow people with dementia to take on social roles, to increase their sense of belonging to a community, notably through meaningful activities and by allowing them to participate as actors in their community. Introduce them to a process for dealing with problematic behaviors, by working with them to find ideas and solutions for a concrete case encountered in their work or living environment.
A certificate will be awarded at the end of the training. This training is also available on-site for community organizations (special rate) working with family caregivers ( travel expenses are at the expense of the applicant). For caregivers from the same institution, we invite you to check out Group Training on our website www.montessori-alzheimer.ca