Sound Generations Geriatric Mental Health Workshops

We've got some great workshops coming up in January of 2023! Join us on Thursday, January 12th 10am-1pm for Enhancing Dementia Personhood in Older Adults Through Creativity and the Arts with Angel Duncan, PHDc, MA, MFT, ATR. This 3 hour, 3 CEU granting workshop introduces you to research in the neurosciences on how creativity positively impacts the brains of older adults. This course describes symptoms of normal aging versus dementia, cultural attitudes and perceptions in aging and disease and the impact of health provider education. From diagnosing, research efforts and treatment options in memory and cognitive disorders, a focus on the neurosciences is explored through the arts and humanities. This course provides a learning objective on aging and dementia populations and the inner workings of how creativity enhances the brain-body connection. A review of common misconceptions about identity and conscious awareness in persons living with dementia is discussed with the role of neuroplasticity in mindfulness practice. Through social prescription programs and advancements in medical education and training, stigmas are beginning to shift. From early to late stage dementia, creativity is exemplified as a best practice in treatment in health and wellbeing. This session aims to alter the perceptions of how persons living with dementia are perceived by societal norms and the need to establish more meaning engagement activities. The importance of why the arts and sciences are needed is demonstrated to enhance quality of life for those living with neurocognitive impairments, and how the arts preserve personhood.
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN ART THERAPY OR THE ARTS NECESSARY
For more information and to register, visit https://soundgenerations.org/gmhworkshops/

We've got some great workshops coming up in January of 2023! Join us on Thursday, January 12th 10am-1pm for Enhancing Dementia Personhood in Older Adults Through Creativity and the Arts with Angel Duncan, PHDc, MA, MFT, ATR. This 3 hour, 3 CEU granting workshop introduces you to research in the neurosciences on how creativity positively impacts the brains of older adults. This course describes symptoms of normal aging versus dementia, cultural attitudes and perceptions in aging and disease and the impact of health provider education. From diagnosing, research efforts and treatment options in memory and cognitive disorders, a focus on the neurosciences is explored through the arts and humanities. This course provides a learning objective on aging and dementia populations and the inner workings of how creativity enhances the brain-body connection. A review of common misconceptions about identity and conscious awareness in persons living with dementia is discussed with the role of neuroplasticity in mindfulness practice. Through social prescription programs and advancements in medical education and training, stigmas are beginning to shift. From early to late stage dementia, creativity is exemplified as a best practice in treatment in health and wellbeing. This session aims to alter the perceptions of how persons living with dementia are perceived by societal norms and the need to establish more meaning engagement activities. The importance of why the arts and sciences are needed is demonstrated to enhance quality of life for those living with neurocognitive impairments, and how the arts preserve personhood.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN ART THERAPY OR THE ARTS NECESSARY

For more information and to register, visit https://soundgenerations.org/gmhworkshops/

We've got some great workshops coming up in January of 2023! Join us on Thursday, January 12th 10am-1pm for Enhancing Dementia Personhood in Older Adults Through Creativity and the Arts with Angel Duncan, PHDc, MA, MFT, ATR. This 3 hour, 3 CEU granting workshop introduces you to research in the neurosciences on how creativity positively impacts the brains of older adults. This course describes symptoms of normal aging versus dementia, cultural attitudes and perceptions in aging and disease and the impact of health provider education. From diagnosing, research efforts and treatment options in memory and cognitive disorders, a focus on the neurosciences is explored through the arts and humanities. This course provides a learning objective on aging and dementia populations and the inner workings of how creativity enhances the brain-body connection. A review of common misconceptions about identity and conscious awareness in persons living with dementia is discussed with the role of neuroplasticity in mindfulness practice. Through social prescription programs and advancements in medical education and training, stigmas are beginning to shift. From early to late stage dementia, creativity is exemplified as a best practice in treatment in health and wellbeing. This session aims to alter the perceptions of how persons living with dementia are perceived by societal norms and the need to establish more meaning engagement activities. The importance of why the arts and sciences are needed is demonstrated to enhance quality of life for those living with neurocognitive impairments, and how the arts preserve personhood.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN ART THERAPY OR THE ARTS NECESSARY

For more information and to register, visit https://soundgenerations.org/gmhworkshops/

UPCOMING NOVEMBER 2022 WORKSHOP:
Personality Disorders in the Older Population
with Karen Kent, LMHC, GMHS
6 CEUs for Mental Health Professionals
Non-CEU granting Certificates of Completion for other Service Providers

This class will provide general information on personality disorders in older populations – the characterizations, the pattern of disorders, the statistics within the US population, cultural issues, and the probable causes, all based on current research. We will explore in detail each of the three Clusters of diagnoses explaining what they have in common, how they differ, and helpful techniques to use with each one. In addition, we’ll discuss the difficulty of treating personality disorders and the evidence-based treatments that are available currently.

In this workshop you will learn to:
• Identify the two most likely causes of a personality disorder.
• Describe the first treatment of choice for all personality disorders.
• Explain which personality disorder has odd beliefs or magical thinking.
• Identify which personality disorder often has recurrent suicidal behavior or self- mutilating behavior.
• Clarify why treatment is difficult with personality disorders.
• Identify two specific forms of evidence-based treatment.

For more information and to register, please visit:
https://soundgenerations.org/gmhworkshops/