NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COUNCIL FOR ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS
2011 Aging Services of Minnesota Institute
Session Attendance Worksheet
This is a listing of all the educational programs that have been designed to meet NCCAP approval for
continuing education for activity professionals attending the Aging Services Institute. Please place an
“X” in the box next to the sessions you attended, sign your name and keep this form to send to
NCCAP when you renew your certification.
Name___________________________________Facility________________________________
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – 12:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Program title
_____#Clock Hours
 Session A – “I Already Told You – Don’t You Remember?” A Guide to Excellence in Dementia
Communication and Behavior Prevention
Erin Bonitto, MS, ADC, Founder, Gemini Consulting, Cold Spring
 Session B – Fall Prevention and Reduction: Blueprints for a Successful Program
Sue Ann Guildermann, RN, BA, MA, Director of Education; Melinda Jaeger, BS, PT, Rehab
Specialist; and Cindy Morris, BS, MBA, LNH, Executive Director, Empira Inc., Eden Prairie
4.0
4.0
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
 Opening Keynote: An Attitude of Excellence: 5 Simple Steps for 5 Star Success
Willie Jolley, Principal, Willey Jolley Worldwide, Washington D.C.
1.0
Wednesday, February 11, 2011 – 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
 #100 – 2011 Update from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Alex E. Bartolic, Health Care Program Senior Manager; Bob Held, Continuing Care Program
Manager; and Jean K. Wood, Health Care Senior Manager, Minnesota Department of Human
Services, St. Paul
1.5
 #101 – Leadership Development Strategies for Aging Services Professionals
Lori Porter, Co-Founder and CEO, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Joplin, Miss.
1.5
 #104 – Improving Care for Older Adults: The Gift of True Presence
Daniel Osborne, Chaplain, Princeton Elim Care and Rehab Center, Princeton
1.5
 #105 – Inside or Out: Play is Ageless
Christine Stark, Director/Pre-School Teacher St. John’s GrandKids/V.I.K. Club, Springfield;
and Mary Pauluk, Chaplain, St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield
1.5
 #107 – Strategies for Assessing and Improving Quality of Life in Care Center Settings
Jim Tift, Community Services Director; and Janine McQuillan, Council Services Director,
ElderCare Rights Alliance, Bloomington
1.5
1
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
 #111 – Transforming the Dementia Journey
Sue Ryan, Coordinator, Wilder Adult Day Health/Memory Loss Program; and Kathryn Ringham,
Coordinator, Wilder Memory Club, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul
1.0
 #112 – Improve Resident Care Quality of Life Through Innovative Falls Prevention
Linda Letich, Vice President of Quality Assurance; and Melinda Jaeger, Physical Therapist,
Elim Care Inc., Eden Prairie; and Ann Dirks, Administrator; Jo Smith, Director of Nursing;
Kirsten Stevens, Falls Coordinator; and Barb Anderley, Director of Activities, Park View Care Center,
Buffalo
1.0
 #113 – Seven Rules of Conflict Resolution
Lori Porter, Co-Founder and CEO, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Joplin, Miss.
1.0
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
 #123 – Managing Change So It Doesn’t Manage You
Lori Porter, Co-Founder and CEO, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Joplin, Miss.
1.0
 #128 – Sorting Through Technology – What is Right for Us?
Joel Moyer, President, Datalink, LLC, Middleton, Wis.
1.0
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
 General Session: The Simple Truths About Service
1.0
Barbara Glanz, CSP, Principal, Barbara Glanz Communications, Sarasota, FL
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
 #202 – Creating a Vibrant Service Culture
Christopher Ridenhour, Director, Core Competency Training, Liberty Lutheran Services,
Philadelphia, Pa.
1.0
 #204 – Your Brain on Exercise
Terry Eckmann, Professor, Minot State University, Minot, N.D.
1.0
 #205 – A Person-Centered Approach to Late Life Depression
Dr. Ruth Staus, Adult Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Metropolitan State University, Maplewood
1.0
 #212 – The Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act
Michele Kimball, State Director, AARP, Saint Paul; Tom Devine, Executive Vice President,
David Agency, Edina; and Kari Thurlow, Vice President of Advocacy, Aging Services of Minnesota,
Saint Paul
1.0
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
 #214 – Mirror Moments: The Most Meaningful and Lasting Performance Tool
Christopher Ridenhour, Director, Core Competency Training, Liberty Lutheran Services,
Philadelphia, Pa.
1.0
2
 #216 – Movement That Matters
Terry Eckmann, Professor, Minot State University, Minot, N.D.
1.0
 #218 – Difficult Behaviors? A Lawyer and Geriatric Psychologist Team
1.0
Up to Answer Your Toughest Questions
Susan Voigt, Attorney and Partner, Voigt, Klegon & Rodé, LLC, St. Paul; Dr. John Brose, Psychologist,
Associated Clinic of Psychology, Minneapolis
 #220 – A New Approach to Health Promotion for Frail Elders
Dr. Ruth Staus, Adult Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Metropolitan State University, Maplewood
1.0
Thursday, February 10, 2011– 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
 #223 – 2011 Update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
1.5
Mary Absolon, Program Manager, Licensing and Certification, Compliance Monitoring Division;
Stella French, Senior Health Program Manager, Compliance Monitoring Division; James P. Loveland,
P.E., Program Manager, Engineering Section; Marci Martinson, RAI Coordinator, Division of
Compliance Monitoring Division; Darcy Miner, Director, Compliance Monitoring Division; and
Susan E. Winkelmann, Assistant Division Director, Compliance Monitoring Division, Minnesota
Department of Health, St. Paul
 #224 – Let’s Dance! The Surprising Benefits of Dance and Storytelling for Older Adults
1.5
Erin Hilligan, Campus Administrator, Ebenezer Ridges, Burnsville; Jon Lundberg, Vice President of
Operations, Ebenezer, Minneapolis, Maria Genne, Artistic Director, Kairos Dance Theatre, Minneapolis;
Andrea Lewandowski, Director of Activities, Ebenezer Ridges Burnsville; Babs McNabb-Sperling,
Director of Therapeutic Recreation, Martin Luther Care Center, Bloomington; Lola Scott, Activity
Director, Fairview Seminary Home, Red Wing; Tracy Harms, Activities Assistant, Lake City Medical
Center, Lake City; and Amy Bloss, Director of Therapeutic Recreation, Ebenezer Care Center
 #225 – Becoming an Exceptional Adult Day Program: Starting with Meeting the Basic
Requirements of Charting
Lynn Buckley, LPN/Caring Connection Adult Day Health Coordinator, Adult Day Health Program,
Redwood Are Hospital, Redwood Falls; President of Minnesota Adult Day Services Assocation,
South St. Paul; and NancyLee Dahlin, Executive Director, Common Sense Services, South St. Paul
1.5
 #226 – 90 Minutes to a Leaner, Hungrier Leader!
Christopher Ridenhour, Director, Core Competency Training, Liberty Lutheran Services,
Philadelphia, Pa.
1.5
 #230 – Help Minnesotans Stay Right Side Up
Emily Farah-Miller, MS, Matter of Balance Statewide Coordinator, Metropolitan Area on
Agency on Aging, North St. Paul; and Carla Tocko, DPT, Rehab Director/Clinical PT, Augustana
Therapy Services, Minneapolis
1.5
 #231 – Integrating Person-Centered Technology into Your Dementia Programming
Jack York, Founder/CEO, It’s Never 2 late, Englewood, Colo.; and Wayne Olson, Senior Vice
President – Health Care Operations, Volunteers of America, Eden Prairie
1.5
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
 #236 – Smart Moves: A Wellness Program for Assisted and Independent Living Communities
Mylinda Barisas-Matula, Program Services Consultant, RehabCare, Sheyboygan, Wis.
1.0
3
 #242 – Creating Opportunities for Household Life
Karen Laughin, Household Coordinator/Activities Director, Perham Memorial Hospital and Home,
Perham
 #243 – How Did Your Residents Sleep Last Night? Help Them Sleep and Improve
their Quality of Life
Linda Shell, Corporate Director of Education and Learning, Volunteers of America, Eden Prairie
1.0
1.0
Friday, February 11, 2011 – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
 General Session: You Unstuck: Cultivating Risk Taking and Success
Libby Gill, CEO, Libby Gill & Company, Los Angeles
1.0
Friday, February 11, 2011 – 11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
 #306 – Get Ready for Another Magic Rehab Carpet Ride on RUGS-IV and MDS 3.0
Barbara Sowell, Vice President of Clinical Resources, Orthopedic & Neurological Rehabilitation,
Austin, Texas
1.5
4