New Jersey Senior Care Company Teams Up with the American Society on Aging to Offer Free Continuing Education Units …

Home Care Assistance, the premier provider of in-home care for seniors, is offering free continuing education credits (CEUs) as part of its ongoing Healthy Longevity Webinar Series; the program has been adapted for CEU accreditation in collaboration with the American Society on Aging (ASA).

Monroe, NJ (PRWEB) September 28, 2012

The first webinar, titled The Human Touch in Caring for Individuals with Dementia, will be held Tuesday, October 2nd at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern.

Participants in this web seminar will:

As part of our mission to change the way the world ages, we are excited to offer this continuing education program. This is our way to thank the many senior care professionals with whom we work throughout North America who go above and beyond to support older adults in their communities, said Lance Abramowitz, Regional Director of Home Care Assistance of Monroe.

The following two webinars will be held on Tuesday, November 6th and Tuesday, December 4th, both at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern. The topics covered will be Recreational and Social Activities: Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia and Cognitive and Sensory Activities: Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia.

Pre-registration will be required for all webinars. Participants can pre-register through the ASAs website at http://asaging.org/healthy-longevity-series by clicking on the desired web seminar and following the instructions.

Professionals will take a short survey online after the webinar and then will receive one hour of CEU credit through the ASA. If a senior care professional is unable to participate in the live webinar but would still like to obtain CEUs, a recorded version will be available online for 30 days after the live presentation. Pre-registration is also required to access the recorded webinars.

CEUs are available if the senior care professional is licensed in a field or profession from one of the boards listed below. Professionals who are not sure whether the licensing organization will accept a particular boards CEUs should contact the organization before making their selection.

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