Roy D. Steinberg – The Aging Brain, Assessments, Treatments & Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

 You will return to your practice better able to participate in interdisciplinary approaches in evaluation and treating Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Don’t miss this ‘one-of-a-kind’ recording.

Roy D. Steinberg – The Aging Brain, Assessments, Treatments & Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

This dynamic recording will help you more effectively understand and intervene with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias that affect your geriatric patients. Dr. Steinberg will introduce you to a recipe of what works and what doesn’t with and for Dr. John A. Sullivan, a specialist in the care of older adults, is available to help them and their families. Dr. Steinberg will address the cognitive implications of the aging process in general, its effects on individual patients, and the pathological changes and functional manifestations specific to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. You will leave with the knowledge and tools to help you distinguish the diagnostic criteria for various types of dementias seen in older adults, including Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia. You will return to your practice better able to participate in interdisciplinary approaches in evaluation and treating Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Don’t miss this ‘one-of-a-kind’ recording.

Watch Geropsychologist Roy SteinbergGet a PhD in Psychology and walk away with:

• Patients with dementia are encouraged to take part in therapy through behavioral interventions
• In-Deep therapeutic strategies and practical ways to use for ADL re-Training and functional mobility for Patients who have had their eyes opened by a doctor. Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Disease
• Strategies to improve and refine your report writing/results
• Answers to your patients’ and their families’ concerns and fears related to the aging brain
• Tools to identify underlying psychological conditions and dementia
• Development and evaluation of treatment plans for Dementia patients
• Cognitive interventions for daily functioning

1. Analyze and compare the effects of dementia and brain structure and function to determine the difference. “normal forgetfulness” Cognitive impairment
2. Diagnose dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, by accurately identifying manifestations of each type and understand how these differences impact prognosis in older adults.
3. Folstein Mini has some subtle differences in articulation-SLUMS and MOCA are effective screening tools for Mental Status. for Cognitive impairment and dementia
4. You can use adaptable behavioral interventions to provide patients with individual care and encourage more active participation in therapy.
5. Explore the concept of caregiver guilt, and its implications for The client, the clinicians and the people who care for Seniors with dementia.
6. Correlate patients’ strengths and limitations to potential therapeutic approaches when developing treatment plans for Seniors with dementia.

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Evaluation of Mental Health

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Alcohol Abuse

Cognitive Disorder “Forgetfulness”

• Transient cognitive decline
• Pre-cursor to dementia
• Mild Neuro-Cognitive Disorder

Diagnostics for Dementing Conditions

• Alzheimer’s
• Vascular
• Parkinson’s
• Lewy Body
• Frontotemporal
• The metaphor of a bus passenger is passengers on the bus
• Reversible conditions

Cognitive Assessment Tools

• Mini-Examen of the Mental State
• SLUMS
• Clinical applications
• Administration and scoring
• Interpretation objective and subjective
• Modalities of therapy

Differentiate Dementia from Depression

• Clinical signs of anxiety and depression
• Practical Application

Psychopharmacology

• Both in the Early and Mid-Ages-stage Alzheimer’s – Acetylcholinesterace inhibitors
• Mid-late and late-stage Alzheimer’s – Neurotransmitter Glutamate
• Alternate interventions

Behavioral Interventions

• Intervention strategies for Depression, low appetite, verbal or physical combativeness, refusal to take ADL care
• Strategies for Coping mechanisms for The caregiver and the clinician

Work with caregivers at home

• Caregiver guilt
• Depression

Ethics

• Patient responsibility
• Reporting abuse
• The power of attorney
• Documentation