2016 Summit Brochure - National Association of Activity Professionals

NAAP 5th Annual Education Summit Schedule
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
7:00–7:30AM
Arrival&ContinentalBreakfast
1:00–2:00PM
HowtoUseAromatherapy:
DenaWolfandDiannaKossman
7:30–9:00AM
BanishingtheStigma:Colleen
Knudson,NAAPMembership
2:00–3:30PM
HumorinHealthcareLinda
Amoroso,NAAPEducation
9:10–10:40AM
CSI:ComeShareIdeas:Cindy
Tewalt,NAAPTreasurer(1.5CE)
3:40–5:10PM
SuccessfulActivitiesforFamily
Caregivers:ColleenKnudson,NAAP
MembershipTrustee(1.5CE)
10:50–12:20PM
HowtoTameYourDragons:
LindaAmoroso,NAAPEducation
5:15–6:45PM
“B”TheBestYouCanBe:Cindy
Tewalt,NAAPTreasurer(1.5CE)
12:20–1:00PM
LUNCHonYourOwn
6:45–7:00PM
Q&AandWrapUp:AlisaTagg,
NAAPPresident
TheNationalAssociationofActivityProfessionals’5thAnnualEducationSummit
CSI:Communicating,Sharing,Inspiring
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ColleenKnudsonAP-BC,CADDCT,CDP,NAAPMembershipTrustee
BanishingtheStigma:BridgingRelationshipsbetweenResidentsofVarying
CognitionUsingArt TherearemanystigmasrelatingtoAlzheimer'sanddementia.Thesestigmasaresharedamonga
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SuccessfulActivitiesfortheFamilyCaregiver:Purpose,Person-Centeredand
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SessionDescriptionsContinued
DiannaKossman,WellnessAdvocateDenaWoulfe,RN-BC,BSN,AC,HHC
HowtoUseAromatherapy
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LindaAmorosoADC,NAAPEducationOutreachTrustee
Surviving&ThrivingorHowtoTameYourDragon
Everyonehashadtodealwithdifficultyandeventoxictimesintheirworkplace.Thiscanbeina
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"HumorinHealthcare"
Historyandbenefitsofhumorprogramsandin-servicesyoucanusetodevelophumorinyour
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SessionDescriptionsContinued
CindyTewalt,RMT,AP-BC,ADC,NAAPTreasurer
‘B’TheBestYouCanBe
Let’sreviewtheletterB!Yes,inthissessionwewilllearnto‘B’theBESTthatyoucanBE!You’llbe
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CSI:ComeShareIdeas:ActivitiesforAssistedLivingandIndependentLiving
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