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I’m Still Here™: Montessori-Based Activity Programming (MAP)™
This approach to designing interventions for persons with dementia focuses on use of the Montessori Method of education adapted for use with adults. This course is based on principles of rehabilitation as applied to learning, and grounded in a philosophy of respect and dignity for the individual.

Procedural Interval Learning (PIL)™ 
Procedural Interval Learning (PIL)™ is a training system that allows persons with cognitive challenges to learn and remember new information. Using memory systems that are relatively spared by dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other causes of memory impairment, this training involves giving persons practice at successfully remembering information over increasingly longer periods of time.

Resident Lead Activity Programming 
Prerequisite: Montessori-based Activity Programming MAP™ (Days 1 and 2)
This course will illustrate how to train persons with dementia to fill the role of group activity leader for their peers.

Communication Adaptations for Multi-lingual Caregiving 
This course provides basic knowledge and practical skills that improve the use of verbal communication with residents in any language.

Leadership Training 
This presentation focuses on the role of organizational leadership in excellent dementia care and the necessary role of leadership in implementing the I’m Still Here™ philosophy.