Kathy J. Wards Blog - Announcements, News & Much More: 01/01/2006

[KJW #026] Listening Beyond Cultures To Effectively Mediate Between Groups or Persons of Different Backgrounds, Beliefs and Cultures

Interactive Workshop at The National Institute of Health, The Children's Inn, Bethesda, Maryland

Thursday, January 26, 2006
Time: 2:30 p. m.- 3:30 p. m.
Speaker: Kathy J. Ward
WEL, World Elder Land™

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Program Summary Part I

Understanding the basis of nurturing a better quality of life for everyone

It takes a COMMUNITY to better a COMMUNITY
An open mind surgery - sensitivity in human relations
The Golden Wheel: Promoting Community Integration
Inspiring and Motivating Community Members To Make Better Choices About Their Health and Wellness
WELLNESS and Wholistic Living?
Are we listening?
LISTENING for a better quality of life for everyone
How to celebrate and embrace diversity in your community
Identifying inclusive and meaningful quality of life indicators in your community
A blending of inter-relationships of interests, believes and skills of ALL age groups and community members
A diverse 'community of place and interests'
Nurturing a community of interest and social relations
How to facilitate inclusion, creativity and expression

Program Summary Part I

Planning, delivering, testing and implementing a cross-cultural wellness program among all community members

Cultural Competence - Wellness Practitioner Assessment
A global view of a community - diversity profile and demographics
The importance of a GLOBAL COMMUNITY PROFILE
How to assemble a GLOBAL COMMUNITY PROFILE
The importance of a WHOLE-PERSON-CENTERED CARE PLANNING
Living in balance in cross-cultural environments
The importance of cultural awareness
The importance of cultural knowledge
What really matters?

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Please send inquiries, requests for programs, speaker and consulting services to: WEL, World Elder Land, connection@kathyjward.com

Peace be with you!

Kathy J. Ward
President of WEL, World Elder Land™
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant
National Assisted Living Administrator Certified
Board Member, Activities, Adaptation and Aging Journal
Alzheimer's Association Speakers Bureau
Cell: (240) 393-5456
Connection@KathyJWard.com
www.KathyJWard.com/blog
www.worldelderland.com
www.elderrecreationtherapy.com
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[KJW #025] The Creative Process, Joy And Its Relation With A Healthy Brain - Interactive Workshop

Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
Byron House Assisted Living - Library
9210 Kentsdale Drive
Potomac, MD 20854 -5456

Cognitive Performance and Creativity
Improving Cognition: Memory, Reasoning, or Speed of Processing
Compensating For Declines In Cognition By Stimulating Creativity
Modifiable Health Factors That Can Contribute To Better
Mental Health
Joy, Creativity and Aging
What bring us joy?
More JOY = Less DIS-EASE
Wellness and Spirituality as a "Force"
The Benefits of Social Inclusion, Creativity and Greater Novelty
For Activities, For Reserve and Maintenance Of Cognitive Abilities
Creating Your Own "Journal For A Better Life" - Nurturing Your
Physical, Mental and Spiritual Life

PLEASE BRING A NOTEBOOK TO STAR
YOUR OWN "JOURNAL FOR A BETTER LIFE"

Free! All are welcome!!

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Please send inquiries, requests for programs, speaker and consulting services to connection@kathyjward.com

Peace be with you!

Kathy J. Ward
Co Founder of WEL, World Elder Land™
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant
National Assisted Living Administrator Certified
Board Member, Activities, Adaptation and Aging Journal
Ambassador of Happiness For Elders
Alzheimer's Association Speakers Bureau
Cell: (240) 393-5456
Connection@KathyJWard.com
www.KathyJWard.com/blog
www.elderrecreationtherapy.com
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[KJW #024] New Website - ERT, Elder Recreation Therapy

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

WEL is pleased to be able to share with you our new webiste www.elderrecreationtherapy.com

The information shared in this website is available in English and Spanish. ERT is about making healthier life style choices by finding purposeful, meaningful, fun and appropriate programs and activities (interventions) aimed at helping elders, not necessarily during an illness or with a disability, improve their quality of life; psychosocial, physical, spiritual, mental - whole person wellness.

Our approach is based on a whole person-centered wellness program. ERT helps elders and everyone to take a more inclusive, fun and pro-active role in their wellness and healing.

I believe that our elders and everyone who takes a closer look at and adopts some of the systematic and planned interventions, will experience meaningful and positive changes in their quality of life. The interventions are designed and tested in the practice of "Clinical Therapeutic Recreation For Elders" , a profession that did not exist prior to my work with ERT.

Learn more about the ERT vision, services, continuing education, programs, seasonal interventions, photo collages and programs for communities where elders live.

Please visit our new "Guestbook" with an interactive map of the world awaiting for you to add your name, a message and a photo. Let's hear from you...

Peace be with you!

Kathy J. Ward
Co Founder of WEL, World Elder Land™
Co Founder of ERT, Elder Recreation Therapy™
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant
National Assisted Living Administrator Certified
Board Member, Activities, Adaptation and Aging Journal
Ambassador of Happiness For Elders
Alzheimer's Association Speakers Bureau
Cell: (240) 393-5456
Connection@KathyJWard.com
www.KathyJWard.com/blog
www.elderrecreationtherapy.com
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[KJW # 23] WEL - New WEL, World Elder Land Website

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

WEL is pleased to be able to share with you our new website www.worldelderland.com. The information shared in the website is also available in English and Spanish.

WEL is about nurturing a better quality of life for elders, caregivers and communities where elders live. Our programs; evidence-based practice interventions, non-pharmacological therapies, therapeutic recreation interventions, lectures, educational sessions, whole-person-center wellness programs, health care continuing education, in services, meaningful intergenerational events and publications, are focused on the betterment of our elders. WEL certified home and services are to be designed to nurture wholistic ways of living.

Learn more about our vision, services, community projects and assessments, educational programs, upcoming quarterly newsletter, books and publications, annual certification, ergonomics, photo collages and more... Come back and visit our website again, it is work in progress and updates are made on regular basis.

Please visit our new "Guestbook" with an interactive map of the world awaiting for you to add your name, a message and a photo. Let's hear from you...

Peace be with you!

Kathy J. Ward
Co Founder of WEL, World Elder Land™
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant
National Assisted Living Administrator Certified
Board Member, Activities, Adaptation and Aging Journal
Ambassador of Happiness For Elders
Alzheimer's Association Speakers Bureau
Cell: (240) 393-5456
Connection@KathyJWard.com
www.KathyJWard.com/blog
www.elderrecreationtherapy.com
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

[KJW #026] Listening Beyond Cultures To Effectively Mediate Between Groups or Persons of Different Backgrounds, Beliefs and Cultures

Sunday, January 22, 2006

[KJW #025] The Creative Process, Joy And Its Relation With A Healthy Brain - Interactive Workshop

Monday, January 16, 2006

[KJW #024] New Website - ERT, Elder Recreation Therapy

Thursday, January 05, 2006

[KJW # 23] WEL - New WEL, World Elder Land Website

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