An Interdisciplinary Approach to Brain Wellness for Adults at Risk for Dementia

WEBINAR DESCRIPTONAs the number of individuals living with dementia from Alzheimer’s disease continues to increase, there is a need for lifestyle approaches that are focused on prevention and wellness in older adults at-risk for dementia. This webinar will provide an overview of counseling+ activities that can be delivered by healthcare professionals to support older adults at-risk for dementia. Counseling+ activities go beyond traditional assessment and treatment approaches and focus on counseling, collaboration, prevention and wellness. This webinar will provide ideas for providing brain health and dementia education to older adults as well as ideas for collaboration across professions. INSTRUCTOR:Alyssa Lanzi, PhD, CCC-SLP LEARNER OUTCOMESUpon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:   Describe differences between mild cognitive impairment, dementia andAlzheimer’s disease Summarize counseling+ techniques for dementia risk reduction and promoting healthy lifestyles