As we age our bodies and brains start to slow down. Erik Lande, Ph.D from Insight Neuropsychology will focus on how to promote healthy brain functioning, especially memory. Explore lifestyle choices and cognitive strategies that can keep us thinking strong.

As we age our bodies and brains start to slow down. Erik Lande, Ph.D from Insight Neuropsychology will focus on how to promote healthy brain functioning, especially memory. Explore lifestyle choices and cognitive strategies that can keep us thinking strong.

This will be part of the 40 hour crisis intervention training (CIT) workshop provided to certify Ventura County law enforcement personnel. We will explore what dementia is, the different types of dementia, and behavioral difficulties encountered with dementia. Appropriate interventions and responses will also be covered.

Understand of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties that can accompany dementia. We will explore some of the stresses caregivers and families experience and how to assist with this. And because none of us are getting any younger, some personal health strategies to help each of us maintain a healthy brain will be offered.

In this workshop, we will provide an overview of different types of dementia and their prevalence, practice in administering a basic screening measure of dementia, and an explanation of how neuropsychological assessment can improve diagnostic clarity and inform intervention efforts. A focus of this workshop will be on practical strategies of observation and intervention across the disease process.

We will explore how normal age-related brain changes can cause a senior to be more susceptible to financial scams and exploitation. We will explore relevant clinical and practical research and discuss how this differs from financial problems seen in dementia. Strategies for identifying problems with financial capacity and for supporting seniors will be discussed. Maintaining a senior’s independence as much as possible will be emphasized.

In this workshop we will provide an overview of our multidisciplinary model, discuss its development, stakeholders, roles, and responsibilities, and present initial data, including that on client referral problems, mental health diagnoses and assessment data, APS interventions, and outcomes, which were collected throughout the span of the APS and neuropsychological process. A focus of this workshop will be on the specialized role of psychologists and the utility of neuropsychological assessment data to other professionals and the integrated multidisciplinary model.

Caregiver Empowerment for 2018

We will explore effective interventions and approach styles for staff as they work with older adults who may be making unsafe or unwise choices.

Understand of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties that can accompany dementia. We will explore some of the stresses caregivers and families experience and how to assist with this. And because none of us are getting any younger, some personal health strategies to help each of us maintain a healthy brain will be offered.