Schedule
Spring, 2013 Speaking Schedule
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EDEN AT HOME: EMPOWERING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED ELDERS THROUGH PERSON-DIRECTED PRINCIPLES
(Session D2) at the 2013 New York State Chapter of the NASW “Power of Social Work Conference”
Friday, March 1, 2013
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
Eden at Home applies the Eden Alternative philosophy to improving quality of life for Elders living at home and their care partners. Through care partner collaboration, EAH eliminates loneliness, helplessness, and boredom for the entire team. This session illustrates key concepts and highlights how EAH meshes with social work values.
1.5 CEUs
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CREATING A LIFE WORTH LIVING
Friday, March 8, 2013 (Note Date Change!)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET
As a person-directed care philosophy, The Eden Alternative is dedicated to creating care environments that promote quality of life for Elders, wherever they live, and for those who support them as care partners.
Please join us at the Silver Spoon Café, 323 Owego Street, Montour Falls, NY
- Learn about the Three Plagues of loneliness, helplessness, and boredom.
- Discover the Ten Principles that frame the inspiring Eden Alternative Philosophy.
- Reframe aging as a time of growth and development, rather than decline and loss.
- Explore how caregivers and care receivers become “care partners.”
~Light breakfast served~
RSVP: 607-535-7108
Sponsored by the Schuyler County Office for the Aging and NY Connects
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FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP
A Webinar Series Developed by The Eden Alternative and presented in association with Pioneer Network
February – May, 2013
Facilitative leadership is about engaging others. We live in a world today that relies heavily on sharing knowledge and the exchange of ideas to drive our efforts. Successful person-directed care depends on leadership’s ability to leverage each person’s individual strengths in developing a shared organizational vision. This involves knowing how to ask the right questions and creating an organizational culture that welcomes the ideas and perspectives of all stakeholders.
Customize Your Learning Experience…
Relevant to organizations across the entire continuum of care, this series of events has been developed by The Eden Alternative and is being presented in association with Pioneer Network. It offers an opportunity for organizations to:
- Enroll 3 to 5 individuals in Facilitative Leadership, an exciting new 5-part, webinar-based training developed by The Eden Alternative;
- Participate in any or all of four additional feature webinars focused on issue-specific application of facilitative strategies, or
- Bundle the training with participation in the additional feature webinars, for an even richer learning experience.
**I will be a panelist on the second webinar of the series, speaking on Facilitating Empowerment. Please consider attending the entire series for the best experience!**
For more information, please click HERE
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CERTIFIED EDEN AT HOME ASSOCIATE TRAINING: APPLYING THE EDEN ALTERNATIVE PRINCIPLES TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE
Painted Post, NY
April 24 – 26, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Toledo, OH
May 8-10, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
This 3-day training empowers participants to serve as change agents, prepared to infuse person-directed practices into the daily operations of their organizations. Participants learn how to apply the Eden Alternative Ten Principles across different home and community-based settings to create a life worth living for all members of the care partner team. Since education is central to this process, Certified Eden at Home Associates are also prepared to facilitate Eden at Home Care Partner Workshops, a turn-key learning experience designed to share Eden at Home concepts with a variety of care partners (employees, family members, volunteers, and the Elders themselves). Certified Eden at Home Associates focus on inspiring care partners to build collaborative teams that include the active participation of the Elders themselves.
Participants learn how to inspire others to:
- Put the Eden Alternative Principles into action sustainably and effectively
- Develop meaningful connections through thoughtful and effective communication
- Prevent loneliness, helplessness, and boredom for all on the care partner team
- Work together to reduce stress and burnout
Who should take this training?
Representatives of organizations who wish to have a Certified Eden at Home Associate on their team, such as non-profit organizations or state agencies focused on aging or long-term care, home care and home health organizations, faith-based organizations, Area Agencies on Aging, hospitals, hospices, senior centers, adult day services, independent living communities or long-term care organizations with assisted living and or independent living options, home health outreach or an interest in supporting the ongoing needs of short-term rehabilitation patients who are headed back home.
For More Information, including testimonials and registration, please click HERE
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EDEN AT HOME CARE PARTNER WORKSHOP
Tuesdays, April 9 – April 30, 2013
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Lifelong in Ithaca, NY (Course #2222)
This lively and interactive four-part workshop is designed to inspire care partners to build collaborative teams that include the active participation of the Elders themselves.
Participants will learn about the Principles of The Eden Alternative®, and how they can be applied in home and community-based settings to bring life-changing results for Elders and their care partners.
Care partners include family, friends, neighbors, volunteers, home health professionals, and the Elder herself.
Materials Fee = $30
For more information, click HERE
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Lisa Kendall has specialized in the areas of aging and Elder care for over thirty years and holds advance certification in clinical gerontology. She facilitates a monthly support group for care partners in Cortland and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Ithaca. Lisa is a Certified Educator for The Eden Alternative, teaches the Gerontology Fieldwork course for Ithaca College, and in 2011 was appointed to the Cornell University President’s Advisory Council on Family Issues. Lisa speaks about aging and Elder care at the State, National, and International level, and her blog, “Reflections from the Crossroads,” supports change in how society views aging and promotes self-care for all members of the care partner team.
For training, consultation, counseling, or coaching, please contact Lisa Kendall at:
(607) 351-1313 or crossroadscounseling@hotmail.com