Dementia Care Videos with Teepa Snow
These videos have helped thousands of family and professional dementia caregivers worldwide offer outstanding care, and we are thrilled to partner with Kanopy to equip the next generation of care partners with these same practical skills.
Sarasota, Florida (PRWEB) December 01, 2016
Pines of Sarasota Education & Training Institute announces a new partnership with Kanopy, a San Franscisco-based online video streaming service connected to over 3,000 universities and colleges worldwide.
Pines of Sarasota Education & Training Institute produces skill-focused dementia care education programs in partnership with dementia expert Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA. The current 18 video programs offer step-by-step, hands-on instructions and techniques to offer the most effective and gentle care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.
Through the new partnership with Kanopy these programs will become available to thousands of students and professors worldwide.
“Effective hands-on skills are crucial for anyone learning about dementia care. Paired with insights of the impact dementia has on the human brain, Teepa Snow’s approaches are indispensable to anyone wanting to offer compassionate, person-centered dementia care,” JoAnn Westbrook, Director of Education, explains. “These videos have helped thousands of family and professional dementia caregivers worldwide offer outstanding care, and we are thrilled to partner with Kanopy to equip the next generation of care partners with these same practical skills.”
The dementia care programs are now available through online video streaming at http://www.Kanopy.com for universities, colleges, organizations and other groups. Individual viewers can find the same programs at http://www.pineseducation.org on DVD and online video.
For more information please contact JoAnn Westbrook at jwest(at)pinesofsarasota(dot)org or call 941-309-5750.
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About Pines of Sarasota Education & Training Institute: The Pines of Sarasota Education & Training Institute, the educational department of not-for-profit Pines of Sarasota, provides cutting-edge, specialized education, outreach programs, support, and resources to family members and geriatric caregivers. For more information visit http://www.pineseducation.org.
About Kanopy: Kanopy video service streams more than 26,000 films to over 3,000 higher education campuses worldwide, reaching millions of students around the globe. Offering one of the most unique and compelling collections of film on the planet, Kanopy’s database of films includes a wide range of documentaries, indie and foreign films, must-see classics and blockbuster movies. For more information visit http://www.kanopy.com.
About Teepa Snow: Teepa Snow is a dementia expert who trains and consults for healthcare professionals and families privately. As a certified Occupational Therapist, Teepa has the unique medical perspective on how the brain controls our body and our behaviors giving her the perfect medical degree to explain how a brain disease like dementia affects a person. Teepa Snow is a dementia expert who trains and consults for healthcare professionals and families privately. For more information visit http://www.teepasnow.com.