Continuing Education Schedule - 4 CE's
Please note - you must be present in all sessions to obtain CE credit.
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10am-11am | The Power of Collaborative Planning
Presented by: Connie Wasserman, LCSW and Wendy Goidel Esq.
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11am -12:30pm | Dementia: Using a Positive Approach to Care (Part 1)
Presented by: Teepa Snow, MS/OTR/L,FAOTA
12:30am -1:30 | Lunch
1:30pm-2:30pm | COVID 19: The impact on Care and Coping
Presented By: Barbara Vogel, LMSW and Dr. James Lolis​
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2:30pm-3:30pm | Dementia: Using a Positive Approach to Care (Part 2)
Presented by: Teepa Snow, MS/OTR/L,FAOTA
CE Course Schedule, Descriptions, Objectives and Presenters
10am-11am | The Power of Collaborative Planning​​
Presented by: Connie Wasserman, LCSW and Wendy Goidel Esq.
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The course will present the benefits of a holistic multi-disciplinary model and how the collaborative approach is the antidote to fragmentation and enhances the delivery of legal-care services and solutions, especially in a time of crisis.
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Through a mock initial consultation, we will demonstrate the integration of care needs with legal planning and educate caregivers and professionals about various estate and long-term care planning topics. Through case studies, we will demonstrate the power in partnership and how the collaborative model provides benefits and improves outcomes. Understand the difference between proactive and crisis planning and the benefits of the former.
Identify the funding sources for care, including Medicaid and its financial eligibility requirements.
Course Objectives
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Appreciate the benefits of a multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to long-term care planning for individuals requiring care, their care partners, and professionals.
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Recognize the goals and objectives of estate and long-term care planning.
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Understand the components of a comprehensive life care plan.
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Differentiate between different types of trusts used for different purposes.
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Appreciate how proactive planning allows individuals to remain in control and avoid court proceedings, especially guardianships and probate.
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Connie Wasserman, LCSW
Connie Wasserman, LCSW, Director of Concierge Care Coordination, has more than 25 years of clinical and practical experience working with individuals who are aging, have special needs, or who are experiencing disabilities or chronic illnesses. Prior to joining Goidel Law Group, Connie was the Senior Associate Executive Director at the Sid Jacobson JCC. Connie developed the JCC's "Friendship Circle" adult day programs for all ages and stages of neurodegenerative conditions and was instrumental in the creation of the first of its kind programming for individuals with Younger Onset Dementia.
Wendy K. Goidel
Wendy K. Goidel is the founder of Goidel Law Group and Concierge Care Coordination, a holistic practice model integrating care needs with legal planning. For the past 23 years, Wendy has concentrated in the areas of elder law and estate planning. Wendy is extremely passionate about helping seniors to safely age in place. She has developed programs to improve the quality of life of those who are aging, cognitively impaired, or living with chronic illnesses. Wendy gives back to the community and sponsors multiple programs for cognitively impaired individuals and their caregivers.
11am-12:30pm | Dementia: Using a Positive Approach to Care Part I
Presented by: Teepa Snow MS/OTR/L,FAOTA
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When someone is living with dementia, their behavior and abilities can change from one moment to the next, so it may at times seem like the individual is deliberately choosing their behavior. The goal of this session is to help attendees manage their own attitude and behavior for improved outcomes and interactions. This session will provide learners strategies and methods of providing assistance to individuals living with dementia using their retained abilities to promote positive outcomes in interactions. Emphasis will be placed on helping learners to approach people with dementia safely and consistently, provide verbal support and responses that reduce distress, and improve social engagement.
The session will be very interactive with the goal of providing knowledge, skills and attitudes that will change daily outcomes of dementia care.Teepa SnowTeepa Snow is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® State Model, for understanding the progression of dementia, and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC) provides online and in-person education and products. Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences throughout the world.
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Course Objectives:
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Identify the important role that words and actions play in the behavior and responses of people living with dementia
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Describe several critical factors for optimizing positive interactions with people living with dementia
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List several verbal and nonverbal techniques that improve the potential for successful communication
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Demonstrate use of positive communication strategies in an interaction
Teepa Snow, MS/OTR/L,FAOTA
Teepa Snow is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® State Model, for understanding the progression of dementia and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC), provides online and in-person education and products. Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences throughout the world.
1:30pm-2:30pm | COVID: The Impact on Caring and Coping
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Presented by: Barbara Vogel LMSW and Dr. James Lolis
This course will focus on the nature of the coronavirus and the impact on older adults in both residential and home setting with a focus on the impact on PWD (persons with dementia), families and caregivers.
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Course Objectives:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the COVID-19 virus.
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Summarize how COVID-19 affected older adults.
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Demonstrate the impact of COVID-19 on PWD (persons with dementia).
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Discuss of the impact of COVID-19 on caregivers of PWD.
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Barbara Vogel, LMSW
Barbara Vogel is a licensed social worker who has been working in dementia care for the past 20 years. Currently, Barbara is a Social Worker for the Northwell Health System Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine outpatient service, and also provides dementia specific services for patients and caregivers in the outpatient geriatric psychiatry service at Zucker Hillside Hospital. Barbara is an integral part of the interdisciplinary team in both medicine and psychiatry, and her professional passion has been providing support, both emotional and practical, for patients and/or their caregivers and families. Barbara facilitates weekly support groups for both spouses and adult children of persons with dementia. Barbara is an advocate and works at raising awareness about dementia, and has presented at numerous conferences and workshops. Barbara has co-authored the article: “Supporting Community Caregiving for a Spouse with Dementia: Research with Implications for Practice” which was published in the July/August 2011 edition of HOME Healthcare Nurse. Barbara is also the co-editor of “I Do: Memoirs of Marriage” which is compilation of stories of couples who have successfully navigated 50 + years of marriage. Barbara currently serves on the board for the Long Island Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Nassau County Elder Abuse Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team.
Dr. James Lolis​
Dr. James Lolis is a geriatrician with more than 30 years of experience caring for older adults. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospice and Palliative medicine. He is currently the Medical Director of the Northwell Health Physician Partners Geriatric and Palliative Medicine office located in New Hyde Park, as well as Medical Director of Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck.
His focus is the care of medically complex patients, geriatric syndromes and healthy aging.
2:30pm-3:30pm | Dementia: Using a Positive Approach to Care Part II
Presented by: Teepa Snow MS/OTR/L,FAOTA
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When someone is living with dementia, their behavior and abilities can change from one moment to the next, so it may at times seem like the individual is deliberately choosing their behavior. The goal of this session is to help attendees manage their own attitude and behavior for improved outcomes and interactions. This session will provide learners strategies and methods of providing assistance to individuals living with dementia using their retained abilities to promote positive outcomes in interactions. Emphasis will be placed on helping learners to approach people with dementia safely and consistently, provide verbal support and responses that reduce distress, and improve social engagement.
The session will be very interactive with the goal of providing knowledge, skills and attitudes that will change daily outcomes of dementia care.Teepa SnowTeepa Snow is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® State Model, for understanding the progression of dementia, and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC) provides online and in-person education and products. Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences throughout the world.
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Course Objectives:
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Identify the important role that words and actions play in the behavior and responses of people living with dementia
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Describe several critical factors for optimizing positive interactions with people living with dementia
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List several verbal and nonverbal techniques that improve the potential for successful communication
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Demonstrate use of positive communication strategies in an interaction
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Live Interactive Webinar - ZOOM
Please note. This workshop is presented live. It is necessary for all the participants of the workshop to have the capability of video and audio as this workshop is interactive and participant interaction is required. You are able to interact with the lecturer by using the chat function or verbally (if you have a working microphone).
How to Register - Please note - you will be directed to a different website for processing the fee.
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Register for the course by completing all necessary information on the registration page.
After you register for the course, you will be emailed (please check your spam folder).
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If you do not receive an email the same day you register, please email me immediately. I will forward you the information.
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The email will contain information, link and password, to join ZOOM for the course. You will also receive the information to join the class 24hrs before the class starts.
Requirements for Registration
In order for CHI Professional Development to award you a Certificate of Completion, I am required to obtain certain information from you. The information requested is dependent on what course you are taking.
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Course Completion Requirements
· Sign into the workshop on time. We will start promptly and there will be a cutoff for entry.
· You are required to stay logged in and actively participate throughout the entire presentation.
· Your attendance will be verified by the logon information provided by ZOOM.
· Once the course is completed and your attendance is verified, you will receive a link to the course survey.
· After completion of the survey, you will have the opportunity to print or download a PDF copy of your certificate.
· Your Opinion Matters
· To be granted access to your certificate of completion, you are required to complete the Course Survey.
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This class has been approved for CE's by the following licensing boards:
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Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
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CHI Professional Development Inc, #1776, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CHI Professional Development Inc maintains responsibility for this course.
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The following states recognize these CE approvals.
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM,NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
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These CE's are not recognized in NJ
These CE's are recognized in NY by the NYS Education Department - See Below
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New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
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CHI Professional Development, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0538
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New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
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CHI Professional Development, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider for continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0173
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NAADAC Approved Education Provider
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CHI Professional Development, Inc has been approved by as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #234330, CHI Professional Development, Inc is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
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Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Certified
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CHI Professional Development, Inc. is OASAS certified to provide CASAC renewal and CPP/CPS hours #1343
Important Information
All complaints and grievances are reviewed by the social work consultant within 10 working days. Formal grievances are required to be written and will be responded to within 10 business days.
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It is my goal to create a learning experience that is as accessible as possible. If you anticipate any issues related to the format, materials, or requirements of this course, please contact me so we can explore potential options.
Michael Chiappone, LCSW
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Contact Information
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631.212.5009
PO Box 85
Bellport, NY 11713
(631) 212-5009