{"id":523,"date":"2024-02-06T17:28:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T22:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/brain-health\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:01:30","slug":"working-with-clients-with-dementia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/brain-health\/working-with-clients-with-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Clients Living with Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-523\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-523-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-523-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-523-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-6d39609536fd-523\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:400,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:true,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: visible;;cursor: pointer;\" data-url=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/chwtraining.mcd.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;new_window&quot;:false}\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chwtraining.mcd.org\/\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2024\/02\/RegistrationInstructions.jpg\" class=\"sow-slider-background-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2024\/02\/RegistrationInstructions.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2024\/02\/RegistrationInstructions-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-523-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-523-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-523-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-523-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Introduction to Brain Health Basics Module:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Impact of Dementia Globally, Nationally, and Locally<\/li>\n<li>A CHW\u2019s Role in Dementia Care<\/li>\n<li>Natural Aging Process of the Brain<\/li>\n<li>Common Cognitive Changes Associated with Aging<\/li>\n<li>Strategies for Improving Brain Health<\/li>\n<li>Dementia Definition and Common Symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Overview of the Four Types of Dementia<\/li>\n<li>Dementia Risk Factors<\/li>\n<li>Stories from Dementia Clients and CHWs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2024\/04\/CHWDementia-Training-Promo-Flyer4-2024Brand.pdf\"><strong>CHW Dementia Training Promo Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2024\/04\/SP_-CHWDementia-Training-Promo-Flyer4-2024BrandWORD2.pdf\">CHW Dementia Training Flyer - 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