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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MENTAL HEALTH & DEMENTIA SPECIALTY TRAINING April 4 and 5, 2018 | Hotel RL Olympia | 2300 Evergreen Park Drive SW | Olympia, WA APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY THE WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION DETAILS April 4, 2018 The NEW Mental Health Specialty Training April 5, 2018 Dementia Specialty Training Day One: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Mental Health Specialty Training & Test (This course uses the newly approved curriculum for 2018) Day Two: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Dementia Specialty Training & Test (This course uses the updated curriculum for 2017) COURSE INSTRUCTOR Vicki McNealley, PhD, MN, RN, has been involved in assisted living since 1999. She has served in various capacities, including a DSHS licensor, DSHS training unit program manager, director of assisted living for WHCA, and currently as the Director of Quality Assurance for Village Concepts. Vicki is a registered nurse and a nutritionist who enjoys curriculum development and teaching. COURSE FEES WHCA Member Rate Dementia Course $109 per person Mental Health Course $109 per person Non-WHCA Member Rate Dementia Course $218 per person Mental Health Course $218 per person To register, visit www.whca.org/registration . If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the WHCA office at (800) 562-6170 or (360) 352-3304. All Registrations Must Be Done Online COURSE OVERVIEW Assisted living providers are required to comply with Chapter 388-112 WAC related to staff training and development. As part of these requirements, administrators or their designee(s) who want to train caregivers in the specialty topics of dementia and mental health must complete specialized training in order to qualify as a facility-based trainer. This intensive training session prepares administrators or their designated trainers to successfully pass the mandated competency test required in the specialty topics of dementia and mental health. This course is designed to make it easy to complete one or both specialty topics. Mental Health Specialty Training and testing is done in one day. Dementia Specialty Training and testing will be on Day Two. Days One and Two include morning refreshments, lunch and a light afternoon snack. If you need accommodations in Olympia, we suggestHotel RL Tel (360) 943-4000 CANCELLATION POLICY Cancellations made in writing on or before March 28, 2018, are subject to a $25 cancellation fee per person. Cancellations made after March 28, 2018, are completely non-refundable. Substitutions requested in writing are welcome.

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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

MENTAL HEALTH & DEMENTIA SPECIALTY TRAINING April 4 and 5, 2018 | Hotel RL Olympia | 2300 Evergreen Park Drive SW | Olympia, WA

APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

OFFERED BY THE WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

DETAILS

April 4, 2018 The NEW Mental Health Specialty Training

April 5, 2018 Dementia Specialty Training

Day One: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Mental Health Specialty Training & Test (This course uses the newly approved curriculum for 2018)

Day Two: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Dementia Specialty Training & Test (This course uses the updated curriculum for 2017)

COURSE INSTRUCTOR Vicki McNealley, PhD, MN, RN, has been involved in assisted living since 1999. She has served in various capacities, including a DSHS licensor, DSHS training unit program manager, director of assisted living for WHCA, and currently as the Director of Quality Assurance for Village Concepts. Vicki is a registered nurse and a nutritionist who enjoys curriculum development and teaching.

COURSE FEES WHCA Member Rate

Dementia Course $109 per person Mental Health Course $109 per person Non-WHCA Member Rate Dementia Course $218 per person Mental Health Course $218 per person

To register, visit www.whca.org/registration.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the WHCA office at (800) 562-6170 or (360) 352-3304. All Registrations Must Be Done Online

COURSE OVERVIEW Assisted living providers are required to comply with Chapter 388-112 WAC related to staff training and development. As part of these requirements, administrators or their designee(s) who want to train caregivers in the specialty topics of dementia and mental health must complete specialized training in order to qualify as a facility-based trainer. This intensive training session prepares administrators or their designated trainers to successfully pass the mandated competency test required in the specialty topics of dementia and mental health.

This course is designed to make it easy to complete one or both specialty topics. Mental Health Specialty Training and testing is done in one day. Dementia Specialty Training and testing will be on Day Two. Days One and Two include morning refreshments, lunch and a light afternoon snack.

If you need accommodations in Olympia, we suggest…

Hotel RL Tel (360) 943-4000

CANCELLATION POLICY Cancellations made in writing on or before March 28, 2018, are subject to a $25 cancellation fee per person. Cancellations made after March 28, 2018, are completely non-refundable. Substitutions requested in writing are welcome.