Calendar
The Calendar lists currently scheduled classes.
The Catalog provides full program descriptions.
Questions? E-mail contact@borrowmyglasses.com or call 203-318-8100.
See you in class!
IMPORTANT: See registration instructions below each class.
Programs For BOTH Professionals and Family Caregivers
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Disrupt Aging presentation at the TEARS - Elder Abuse Conference Sponsored by the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut Held at the Toyota Oakdale Theater 95 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, CT Event is free. Pre-registration is required with the Agency on Aging: www.aoascc.org/forms/tearsregistration/ Thursday, August 31, 2017
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Being Mortal - Film Screening & Discussion The Baldwin Center, 1000 W. Broad Street, Stratford, CT Pre-registration is required. Call (203) 385-4050 Thursday, October 18, 2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Being Mortal - Film Screening & Discussion Russell Mercier Senior Center, 14 Stonecroft Road, Hebron, CT Pre-registration is required. Contact Mandy at (860) 228-1700 Thursday, October 26, 2017
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Being Mortal - Film Screening & Discussion Jewish Federation of Western CT 444 Main Street North, Southbury, CT Pre-registration is required. Contact the Jewish Federation: (203) 267-3177 x340 or rsvp@jfed.net |
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Programs For Family Caregivers
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
5:30 - 6:00 pm registration & refreshments
6:00 - 7:30 pm program
If I See Something, Do I Have to Say or Do Something?
Artis Senior Living
814 East Main Street, Branford, CT
To Register:
Please call (203) 544-7287 or email Sharelle Thornton at Sthornton@artismgmt.com
Contact us to book an educational program for your group!
Programs For Professionals
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm registration, refreshments & networking
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm program
Working With Veterans with Dementia & PTSD
Maplewood at Strawberry Hill
73 Strawberry Hill Avenue, East Norwalk, CT
2 Continuing Education Credits pending for the Veterans Services licensure
requirement from the National Association of Social Workers.
To Register:
Please call Debra Laudano, Regional Director at (203) 500-9197
Thursday, September 28, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm registration, refreshments & networking
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm program
Working With Veterans with Dementia & PTSD
Maplewood at Orange
245 Indian River Road, Orange, CT
2 Continuing Education Credits pending for the Veterans Services licensure
requirement from the National Association of Social Workers.
To Register:
Please call Debra Laudano, Regional Director at (203) 500-9197
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
8:00 am - 8:30 am registration, light breakfast & networking
8:30 am - 10:30 am program
Working With Veterans with Dementia & PTSD
Maplewood at Stony Hill
46 Stony Hill Road, Bethel, CT
2 Continuing Education Credits pending for the Veterans Services licensure
requirement from the National Association of Social Workers.
To Register:
Please call Debra Laudano, Regional Director at (203) 500-9197
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm dinner
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm program
Living With Palliative Care
featuring excerpts from an upcoming documentary of the same title
Connecticut Geriatrics Society
Norwalk Inn & Conference Center
99 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT
Pre-registration and pre-payment is required with CT Geriatrics Society:
Registration website will be available closer to the program date
1.5 Continuing Education Credits pending for Social Workers from NASW-CT
Contact us to schedule a workshop for your group!
Highlights of Selected Past Presentations
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
A Bilingual Model to Improve Medication Adherence Among Low-Income Elders, American Society on Aging Conference, Washington, DC, March 2016
Medication Management Through Transitions of Care, American Society on Aging Conference, Washington, DC, April 2012
GrOW Your RAPP Through Research moderated panel at the Brookdale Foundation, Relatives As Parents Programs National Conference, Denver, May 2011
Decisions From the Driver’s Seat - Who is “Driving” and How To Navigate the Road Ahead, American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging Conference, Las Vegas, April 2011
Promoting Healthy Caregiver Families, Brookdale Foundation, Relatives As Parents Programs National Conference, Denver, May 2009
The Emotional Lives of Grandfamilies, American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging Conference, Las Vegas, March 2009
STATE-WIDE PRESENTATIONS
ECHO: Building the Capacity of Dementia Practitioners, Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Education Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, March 2017
Faculty & Design Team Member, Echo Dementia Summit, Masonicare, October 2016
Panelist & Design Team Member, Revolutionize Aging: A Call to Action, co-sponsored by AARP Connecticut, Borrow My Glasses & Quinnipiac University, September 2016
Elder Bullying: An Emerging Issue, keynote address at TEARS Elder Abuse Conference sponsored by the Agency on Aging of South Central CT, October 2015
Panelist, Arts & Aging Symposium, Middlesex Community College, November 2014 (Dr. Bernie Siegel, keynote)
Take It Seriously, Building a Community-Based Medication Safety Program, presented at the state-wide Schwarting Senior Symposium, a combined conference of the UCONN School of Pharmacy and the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Plantsville, CT (Aqua Turf - audience of 140 pharmacists), May 2014
Ethical Dimensions of Elderly Suicide, National Association of Social Workers - CT Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, November 2013
Beyond Empathy: An Introduction to Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma & Burnout, Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A), Hartford, Connecticut, October 2013
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Interventions in Geriatric Social Work, National Association of Social Workers - CT Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, November 2012
A Road Map for Drivers Facing Dementia, Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Education Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, March 2010
SELECTED LOCAL PRESENTATION SPONSORS
AARP CT
Academy Point at Mystic (CT)
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (New Haven, CT)
Aging at Home (Hamden, CT)
Artis Senior Living (CT)
Connecticut Community Foundation (Waterbury & Southbury, CT)
Crescent Point (Niantic, CT)
First Congregational Church (Branford, CT)
The Hearth (Madison, CT)
Maplewood Senior Living (CT, MA)
Orchard House (Branford, CT)
Shoreline Area Senior Network (CT)
VNA Community Healthcare (Guilford & Hamden, CT)
Temple Beth Tikvah (Madison, CT)
Yale-New Haven Hospital (CT)
Yale University - Work / Life Program (New Haven CT)
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Middlesex Community College
Sociology of Aging - Spring 2015; Spring 2016 (online); Spring 2017 (online)
Quinnipiac University
Social Issues in Family Caregiving - Spring 2017
GUEST LECTURER
Middlesex Community College
Southern Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University
Quinnipiac University
FOUNDING DESIGN TEAM & FACULTY MEMBER
ECHO Dementia Summit
ECHO Year
Revolutionize Aging
Disrupt Aging
A Bilingual Model to Improve Medication Adherence Among Low-Income Elders, American Society on Aging Conference, Washington, DC, March 2016
Medication Management Through Transitions of Care, American Society on Aging Conference, Washington, DC, April 2012
GrOW Your RAPP Through Research moderated panel at the Brookdale Foundation, Relatives As Parents Programs National Conference, Denver, May 2011
Decisions From the Driver’s Seat - Who is “Driving” and How To Navigate the Road Ahead, American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging Conference, Las Vegas, April 2011
Promoting Healthy Caregiver Families, Brookdale Foundation, Relatives As Parents Programs National Conference, Denver, May 2009
The Emotional Lives of Grandfamilies, American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging Conference, Las Vegas, March 2009
STATE-WIDE PRESENTATIONS
ECHO: Building the Capacity of Dementia Practitioners, Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Education Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, March 2017
Faculty & Design Team Member, Echo Dementia Summit, Masonicare, October 2016
Panelist & Design Team Member, Revolutionize Aging: A Call to Action, co-sponsored by AARP Connecticut, Borrow My Glasses & Quinnipiac University, September 2016
Elder Bullying: An Emerging Issue, keynote address at TEARS Elder Abuse Conference sponsored by the Agency on Aging of South Central CT, October 2015
Panelist, Arts & Aging Symposium, Middlesex Community College, November 2014 (Dr. Bernie Siegel, keynote)
Take It Seriously, Building a Community-Based Medication Safety Program, presented at the state-wide Schwarting Senior Symposium, a combined conference of the UCONN School of Pharmacy and the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Plantsville, CT (Aqua Turf - audience of 140 pharmacists), May 2014
Ethical Dimensions of Elderly Suicide, National Association of Social Workers - CT Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, November 2013
Beyond Empathy: An Introduction to Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma & Burnout, Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A), Hartford, Connecticut, October 2013
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Interventions in Geriatric Social Work, National Association of Social Workers - CT Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, November 2012
A Road Map for Drivers Facing Dementia, Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Education Conference, Cromwell, Connecticut, March 2010
SELECTED LOCAL PRESENTATION SPONSORS
AARP CT
Academy Point at Mystic (CT)
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (New Haven, CT)
Aging at Home (Hamden, CT)
Artis Senior Living (CT)
Connecticut Community Foundation (Waterbury & Southbury, CT)
Crescent Point (Niantic, CT)
First Congregational Church (Branford, CT)
The Hearth (Madison, CT)
Maplewood Senior Living (CT, MA)
Orchard House (Branford, CT)
Shoreline Area Senior Network (CT)
VNA Community Healthcare (Guilford & Hamden, CT)
Temple Beth Tikvah (Madison, CT)
Yale-New Haven Hospital (CT)
Yale University - Work / Life Program (New Haven CT)
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Middlesex Community College
Sociology of Aging - Spring 2015; Spring 2016 (online); Spring 2017 (online)
Quinnipiac University
Social Issues in Family Caregiving - Spring 2017
GUEST LECTURER
Middlesex Community College
Southern Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University
Quinnipiac University
FOUNDING DESIGN TEAM & FACULTY MEMBER
ECHO Dementia Summit
ECHO Year
Revolutionize Aging
Disrupt Aging
