Description

This online speech therapy CEU course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs.

 

 Course Format: PowerPoint (slide show) including interactive case studies.

 

The purpose of this e-course is to introduce SLPs and other healthcare professionals to Spaced Retrieval (SR), a cognitive intervention that has been found to improve retention of information in clients with memory impairments.  The focus of this e-course will be therapeutic application of SR with persons with dementia, based on studies of persons with Alzheimer's disease, CVA, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease and HIV infection. We focus on persons with dementia for two reasons:

 

• (1) Therapists sometimes avoid working with clients who have dementia due to the mistaken belief that these persons cannot learn and, therefore, cannot benefit from therapy; and
• (2) It is our experience that SR produces comparable or even better results in persons without dementia compared to those with dementia.

 

As a result of taking this e-course it is our hope that participants will increase the number of clients with dementia on their caseload and use SR to benefit these clients, as well as other clients with memory impairments.

 

This e-course:

 

• Gives a brief review of dementia.
• Presents a model of memory systems, emphasizing those memory components that are generally preserved until late in the course of dementia.
• Describes how SR capitalizes on preserved skills of persons with dementia to help them meet a variety of important rehabilitation goals (e.g., safer swallowing, less repetitive questioning, improved orientation).
• Describes a fast and efficient screening technique to determine if a client is likely to benefit from SR.
• Describes specific SR techniques designed to meet therapeutic goals, including examples and case studies.

 

NOTE: This e-course was developed in conjunction with Myers Research Institute (Cleveland, OH) and was federally funded through a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

 

 

Please note:  This eCourse is set up to be flexible to accomodate all schedules.  You do not have to complete this program in one sitting.  You can access the course materials as many times as you need to in order to complete all the sections. 

Course Objectives

1. Understand how memory is affected in dementia
2. Understand how to identify remaining abilities in persons with dementia
3. Develop measurable client goals to increase functionality in persons with dementia
4. Understand how to execute the SR Screening Measure
5. Understand how to conduct an SR session with a client with dementia
6. Understand how to transition SR to the client’s environment

 

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to 
receive a certificate of completion.

Author Profile

Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D., is a noted psychologist and international lecturer specializing in applied research in gerontology and applied cognitive aging. Dr. Camp is Director of Research and Product Development for Hearthstone Alzheimer Care in Woburn, MA. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Charter Member of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Camp has published over 80 articles in journals such as the Journal of Gerontology, The Gerontologist, Experimental Aging Research, Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, Clinical Gerontologist, Psychology and Aging, The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, and the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Alzheimer's Association.

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• OT
• SLP

Accreditation

AOTA: Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. #4095.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.