Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training

Friday, October 7, 2022, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, On-Line

Home of the North American Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training Institute, the Gateway Geriatric Education Center will provide Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Facilitator Certification Training for practitioners, faculty, fellows, residents, and students who are or will provide care and services to older adults experiencing mild-moderate dementia and their families.  The training includes lectures and skills-based breakout sessions provided by an interprofessional group of trainers and SCT facilitators.  CST is a non-pharmacologic intervention for persons with mild to moderate dementia.  The training fulfills the first requirement for CST Facilitator Certification.

1. To reflect on the different perspectives of dementia.
2. To apply the key principles to CST and demonstrate competency in use.
3. To develop a plan for running CST groups, which considers issues around implementation.
4. To consider key psychosocial approaches for dementia.
5. To review how CST was designed and evaluated.
6. To consider CST sessions and demonstrate competency in application.

 

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and co-provided by Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing in cooperation with the Gateway Geriatric Education Center, and the Saint Louis University School of Social Work. Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

Saint Louis University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine will provide Other learner certificates (APPs, nurses, and other types of learners).  The certificate will state that the activity was designated for 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Follow your board's requirements for reciprocal CE credits.

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Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Saint Louis University School of Medicine Continuing Education Program is a continuing education sponsor for the State of Illinois to provide Physical Therapy and Occupation Therapy CE courses.

State of Illinois Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor
License # 216.000085 Expiration Date: 09/30/2024 - CE Contact hours: 7.5

State of Illinois Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor
License #224.000052 Expiration Date: 12/31/2023 - CE Contact hours: 7.5

State of Missouri: Acceptable continuing education is automatically approved if such course or activity is obtained as follows; Courses and activities sponsored/approved by the American Medical Association (AMA)

As stated in Chapter 3-Licensing of Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistants, 20 CSR 2050-3.203, page 15.

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Saint Louis University School of Social Work:

Saint Louis University School of Social Work approves a maximum of 6.25 Continuing Education Hours. Saint Louis School of Social Work is an approved provider of continuing education credits in Missouri and a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor in Illinois License # 159.000573. Social workers outside of this regional area can contact their state’s regulatory board to check any approval. 

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Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing:

Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO224-3

Nursing Contact Hours: 6.25 Approval #N23006

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Missouri Nursing Home Administrators

The course titled Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training, sponsored by St. Louis University School of Medicine to be held on 10/7/2022 online for 6.0 PC hours has been reviewed by the board for licensed administrator continuing education hours in Missouri.

Missouri Approval Number: TA-103-06-23

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Planning Committee

Marla Berg-Weger, Ph.D., LCSW
Professor
School of Social Work
Executive Director, Geriatric Education Center

Kelly Hawthorne, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Saint Louis University

Helen W. Lach, Ph.D., RN, CNL, FGSA, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research; Ph.D. Program Director
School of Nursing
Saint Louis University

Theodore Malmstrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health Psychology
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
School of Medicine
Saint Louis University

Julia Henderson-Kalb, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor; Program Director
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Saint Louis University

Angela Sanford, MD
Assistant Professor; Geriatrics
Saint Louis University

Matthew Pidgeon
Program Administrator
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program
Saint Louis University

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Saint Louis University School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, October 7, 2022