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Train-the-Trainer Workshop

To be contacted for future training opportunities please email dsmith@research.baycrest.org

Program kits will be sold separately, please see More Information at the bottom of this page for details.

The Memory and Aging Program is aimed at people of retirement age or older who are interested in learning about memory changes that normally occur with age and strategies to improve their everyday memory performance. This workshop provides clinicians with the necessary background information and experience to deliver an evidence-based memory intervention to groups of older adults experiencing normal age-related memory changes.

Learning Objectives

During this workshop, participants will:

• Review memory changes associated with normal aging and how different factors (such as lifestyle and stress) can impact memory function
• Gain knowledge of the evidence base that supports the use of specific memory strategies
• Learn a session-by-session group-based memory intervention protocol for individuals with normal age-related memory changes
• Gain hands-on practice with training others in the use of memory strategies
• Appreciate common challenges to delivering a memory intervention protocol
• Understand evidence for the benefits of the Memory and Aging Program and what past participants have gained from this comprehensive intervention

Target Audience

This training is open to licensed health care professionals including Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, etc.  All health care professionals must be registered with a professional body or be employed by a university or college so that there is an external organization to which the provider is professionally accountable.
 

Program Format

The workshop will combine interactive lectures and hands-on practice to help participants learn and gain experience with the memory intervention protocol.

Evaluation

An early evaluation of the program indicated that it was successful in increasing participants’ knowledge of memory strategies, improving satisfaction with participants’ own memory ability, and enhancing everyday memory functioning.

For more information, please refer to:
Troyer, A. K. (2001). Improving memory knowledge, satisfaction, and functioning via an education and intervention program for older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 8, 256-268.

Wiegand, M. A., Murphy, K. J., & Troyer, A. K. (2008, February). Change in everyday memory ability in healthy older adults through a practical memory training program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Waikoloa, HI.

Trainers

Dr. Angela Troyer is the Professional Practice Chief of Psychology and Program Director of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health at Baycrest. She is cross-appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto. She received her Ph.D. in neuropsychology from the University of Victoria, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest. She has worked as a psychologist at Baycrest since 1997, where she developed and implemented the Memory and Aging Program and provided clinical neuropsychological assessment services. She has an active research program in the area of assessment and intervention of memory changes associated with normal aging and early cognitive disorders.

Dr. Susan Vandermorris is a psychologist in the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program and a postdoctoral fellow at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest.  She received her Ph.D. in neuropsychology from the University of Victoria and has worked at Baycrest since 2009.  She presently runs the Memory and Aging Program and provides clinical neuropsychological assessment services to older adults.  Her research involves applications of neuropsychological assessment and intervention to improve diagnostic accuracy and enhance real-world functioning.

More Information:

Administration of the Memory and Aging Program requires purchase of the program kit, sold separately. The kit will be available for purchase from this website; details to follow shortly. To receive notice of the program kit availability for purchase, please email dsmith@research.baycrest.org

The Memory and Aging Program kit containing a trainer's manual, 15 client workbooks and the program slides will cost $600 (Canadian). Additional client workbooks will also be available for purchase from this website; details to follow shortly. Order forms may be faxed to 647-788-0717 Attention Diana Smith

Memory and Aging Program brochure