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Full registration: $675 member | $875 prospective member
Partial registration: $225 member | $325 prospective member

Course Overview

Are you looking for training specifically designed for activity professionals?

This in-person week-long course and self-study sessions offer comprehensive training in programming and documentation specifically for activity professionals. You will leave energized with ideas and resources to help you direct the activity program in your facility tailored to the individual needs of those in your community.

Our great line up of speakers includes customer service experts, D.A. “Woody” Brown Award winners, long term care industry consultants, gerontologists, and Alzheimer’s experts.

Course Highlights

• Earn 45-hours of hands-on, engaging training specifically for activity professionals.
• Get advice and practical tips on how to design activities that support positive aging, build a sense of community, promote residents’ rights, and more.
• Explore how art, music, and cooking activities can be tailored to meet the needs of all.
• Take advantage of opportunities to learn from experts in gerontology, dementia care, and customer service.
• Network with other activity professionals and share best practices.

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for individuals that need to be qualified as an activity professional to work in a nursing center or assisted living center. The training will also meet the needs of activity professionals working in other settings primarily serving persons 55 years and older including sub-acute, specialized care, or adult day services.

Registration

The registration deadline is June 12, 2023. Payment for non–members is due with registration. Registration includes all materials, continental breakfasts, and breaks.

Hotel Reservation Deadline

The hotel reservation deadline is June 3, 2023. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump for $137 single/double (plus tax).  Call the hotel directly at (804) 364-3600 or reserve online.