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◂  September 2015

SCHCA 2015 Fall Activity Workshop
9/15/20158:30am4:15pm

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Speaker: Carla Bacon Smith, BS, RMT

Carla Smith has been working with seniors in longterm care for over 30 years. Trained as a Music Therapist, she graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, and was the recipient of the University’s 1983 Gerontology Award. Carla has had extensive activity experience with long term care, dementia units, assisted living, luxury programs and leisure programming for short term rehab patients. She is currently the Activity Director at a 190 bed skilled care and rehabilitation facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. A strong believer in encouraging creativity and fine arts for seniors, Carla has presented on various creative topics to enthusiastic audiences of health care and recreational professionals across the nation, and is the author of several books including, “The Fabric of Our Lives: The Use of Textiles to Enhance Creative Programs.”

About the Workshop

There will be three sessions offered during this workshop: “Beyond MDS 3.0: Where do We Go From Here?”, “Making A Difference: Therapeutic Programs in Short-Term Rehab”, and “Lifetime Expressions: Encouraging Creativity in Seniors”. In the brochure below, there is a detailed description of each session.

Agenda:

Registration starts at 8:30 am

Session begins 9:00 am

Lunch 12:15-1:00 pm

1pm-4:15 pm Education Session Continues

Download the Seminar brochure

 

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