Positive Approach to Care’s Champion Courses are online live courses that help learners begin to build the skills needed to interact with someone living with dementia.

Champion Course 1 + 2 focus on the Positive Physical Approach™ and Hand-under-Hand® support. Learn how these physical skills help to improve interactions and communication with individuals living with brain change. This live online course is interactive and is 4 hours in length.

PAC Champion Courses are a great match for formal and informal care partners. These courses can be taken on their own, or as the first step in becoming PAC Certified.
Learn more about Champion Courses at https://teepasnow.com/resources/for-professionals/#knowledge

Positive Approach to Care’s Champion Courses are online live courses that help learners begin to build the skills needed to interact with someone living with dementia.

Champion Course 3 + 4 explores the GEMS® States of Brain Change. Learn how to adapt your approach for each GEMS State, using an individual’s remaining skills and abilities. This live online course is interactive and is 4 hours in length.

PAC Champion Courses are a great match for formal and informal care partners. These courses can be taken on their own, or as the first step in becoming PAC Certified.
Learn more about Champion Courses at https://teepasnow.com/resources/for-professionals/#knowledge

Join ACL’s National Caregiver Support Collaborative (NCSC) for a webinar on integrating family caregivers as essential partners within care teams. The NCSC offers resources and technical assistance to aging network organizations and key partners, including those serving tribal and kinship caregiver support networks.

During this session, attendees will learn about actionable strategies for facilitating partnership between aging network organizations and health care providers to address critical gaps in caregiver support. The webinar will showcase:

• Updates from ACL about their multipronged approach to advancing partnerships between the health care and social sectors
• Key resources developed by the University of California San Francisco as part of the NCSC’s goal of achieving greater recognition, support, and inclusion of family caregivers
• Local examples of aging network and health care provider partnership in action

Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage in an interactive discussion to explore collaboration opportunities and discuss indicators of success for partnership and engagement as outlined in the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

ASL and CART services will be provided. Registration is required. For questions, please contact CaregiverCollaborative@acl.hhs.gov. To learn more about the NCSC and access additional resources, please visit the NCSC website.