We invite you to to participate in a 2 hour training regarding Keys to Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviors.  Learn strategies which can be implemented when working with clients who demonstrate behaviors associated with dementia. These include communication strategies, environmental modification, caregiver response, and investigation of triggers.

Presenter: Laura Novak is a clinical assistant professor and occupational therapist at UT Health San Antonio. She works with clients and caregivers with the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Caring for the Caregiver program. She has 20+ years of clinical experience working with clients in skilled nursing and long-term care, acute rehab, home health, and outpatient clinics.

CE provided for Nurses and Social Workers

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

2.0 nursing contact hours

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing is approved by the Texas State Board of Socials Workers Examiners to provide Social Worker CE.

2.0 credit hours