Cognitive Stimulation Vol. 08

This complete set of eight courses, is offered for $199.50, a discount of more than 1/3 when compared to purchasing the courses separately. After viewing the videos and passing the online tests, you will become a Certified Cognitive Stimulation Instructor. A certification like this demonstrates that you are on the cutting edge. Families will be comforted to know that you and your community care about their loved ones and their quality of life. People who complete the certification training and testing will be certified for two years. To become recertified, they just need to complete 3 hours of training and testing within the two years before their certification expires. DVDs have been discontinued. This updated video is now available on the course test page.

Volume 6: Developing Your Own Cognitive Stimulation Program: Best Practices and Motivating People In this presentation, you will learn important principles to maximize the efficacy of cognitive stimulation and other activity programs. Essential topics such as screening potential participants, challenging more capable participants, size of classes, and frequency of classes will be discussed. You will also learn how to motivate participants to engage in cognitive stimulation programs and other activities. Learning Objectives

1. Be able to screen potential participants to determine the appropriateness of a cognitive stimulation program and level of program difficulty that would be appropriate for a potential participant.
2. Be able to describe optimal class size and frequency, as a function of class level, setting, and number of instructors.
3. Know strategies to increase participants’ motivation to engage in activities.