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Professional Trainings

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About our Presenter...

Located in West Michigan, Melanie is a talented and engaging dementia educator and speaker, who has trained and coached hundreds of healthcare and community professionals in Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care® (PAC™). 

Skilled in utilizing the the Adult Education Learning Cycle, she incorporates a variety of modalities to make learning fun and memorable.  Each session focuses on:

  • practical, real-world skills

  • helping your team understand changes in the brain

  • how to respond in ways to strengthen connection and reduce distress. 

Trainings benefit anyone encountering someone living with dementia: 

  • care communities

  • healthcare professionals, including emergency services

  • attorneys, financial and retirement planners

  • pastors and church leaders

Available for individuals or groups

Melanie with Teepa Snow

Credentials:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Calvin University in 1997

  • Registered Nurse, licensed through the State of Michigan

  • Positive Approach to Care® Certified Dementia Trainer (PAC-CDT/L), Tier 3

  • Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Certified Rater

  • Eden Alternative® member

Positive Approach to Care® Certified Dementia Trainer (PAC-CDT/L), Tier 3
Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP)
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