This pre-recorded presentation by Teepia Snow provides practical tips and deeper understanding of living with, caring for or just being a friend of someone with dementia. Teepia Snow is a dementia-care education specialist with a background in occupational therapy and close to 40 years of clinical practice.
She has worked in a variety of settings, with a variety of people, and would say “I have learned a lot. I do a special kind of experiential training called multi-modal learning. I help people move past many commonly held, though inaccurate, beliefs about dementia, to create awareness of what is actually happening within a changing brain. I help build knowledge so that everyone one involved in support or care, as well as people living with dementia understand the how and why behind changing behaviors, emotions, interactions, and reactions”. (For more information see Who is Teepia Snow?)
Making Visits Count full playlist (15 short videos)
For additional information consider watching the movie “Still Alice” available on NetFlix. The true story of a young college professor who developed Alzheimer’s Disease. Understand dementia from the viewpoint of the person developing dementia and provides practical advice on how to help.