Past Training Activities Highlights

Best Practices in Elder Health and Long-Term Supports Conference 2006

Colleen Murphy-Southwick conference presenter

Vulnerable Adult Abuse/Elder Mistreatment Seminar

This training event was video conferenced from October 27-29, 2005 to Dillingham, Nome and Fairbanks, providing training to a total of 41 participants.

Pioneering Culture Change in Alaska

On April 25, 2005, the Alaska Geriatric Education Center, Qualis Health, the Anchorage Pioneers' Home and Providence Continuing Care Services sponsored the first ever Eden Alternative Train-the Trainer workshop in conjunction with a three-day Certified Eden Associate (CEA) training. Eleven nursing home and assisted living home staff from throughout Alaska were selected to be the first nationwide to receive this training. The Board of Directors for the Eden Alternative, as a recognition of the special travel consideration in Alaska, elected to advance new training practices in the state for training future CEAs. Nancy Fox, the Executive Director for Eden Alternative, Inc., and Carol Ende, the Eden Alternative National Mentor, provided the content expertise for the training.

Ella Craig (left) and Nancy Fox (right)

Ella Craig, MSW, has been a pioneer for Culture Change in the care of Alaskan elders for many years. She was recognized for her years of service to this end by becoming an Eden Alternative Mentor for Alaska.

Nora Hoy (Norton Sound Health Corp.) and Sheldon Meier (Anchorage Pioneers' Home) teach Principle 7 of the 10 Principles which make up the core philosophy for the Eden Alternative. To learn more about the Eden Alternative please see www.edenalt.com

A program of: Consortium Partners:

The Alaska Geriatric Education Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Grant #D31HP08826.

UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution.