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Today with the CARE Center, I volunteered for a dementia-friendly event at Studio Athens. The idea behind this event was to create a space where those with dementia, their caregivers, friends, and family could all enjoy a dance show without the expectations of sitting still and quiet. Attendees were allowed to sing and dance along…

Today at the CARE Center, I spent time going over the Book 1 outline with Sarah. Right now, we are working on finding a balance between our purpose in the books without providing an overwhelming amount of information to each book. The overall purpose of the books is to provide a stage-by-stage guide for caregivers…

Today at the CARE Center, I spent time with Sarah discussing important information to include in each chapter within each book. We shared ideas and thoughts about the structure of the chapters. After this, I spent the day making an outline of the first book, adding headings and information for each chapter of the book.…

Competencies (1) 1.1 Plan Assessment 1.1.1 Define the purpose and scope of the assessment. 1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions. 1.1.5 Recruit and/or engage priority population(s), partners, and stakeholders to participate throughout all steps of in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes. Summary: During my meeting with Sarah and…

Today at the CARE Center I worked on a structuring my project with the help of Sarah and her coworker Janay. As a group, we decided that the care guide should be structured into 4 separate books, from early to late-stage dementia, as this would the most practical way for caregivers to learn about their…

Today at the CARE Center, I spent my time editing the care guide using Canva. For the first half of the day, I spent time with Sarah discussing more questions to ask for our meeting tomorrow, as well as looking through other dementia care guides for inspiration. After lunch, I used my time to make…

Today I joined the CARE center for half a day to be able to shadow a patient interaction and discuss with my supervisor, Sarah, about goals for the week. As soon as I got there, Sarah and I visited a patient to discuss brain health and care as well as talking through their next stages.…

Competencies (1 & 2) 1.1 Plan Assessment 1.1.1 Define the purpose and scope of the assessment. 1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions. 1.1.5 Recruit and/or engage priority population(s), partners, and stakeholders to participate throughout all steps in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes. Summary: I spent time with my…

Today was the first day of my internship at the CARE Center! I spent the morning with my supervisor, Sarah, as she briefed me on my duties and the activities happening around the CARE Center today. She also suggested that I do the HIPAA training so that I am able to take a more invasive…