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Annual Conference 2009
 | | NADSA 30-Year Anniversary
2009 National Adult Day Services Association Annual Conference
in partnership with WADSA
October 9 - 10, 2009 The Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, Washington | | Enriching Lives and Empowering Each Other
Through Wellness & Creativity The National Adult Day Services Association invites you to join your colleagues from the United States and Canada in Seattle, Washington, October 9-10, 2009. Planning is underway for our Annual Conference and our 30th Anniversary Celebration, which will be hosted at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle, within blocks of the Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum, Aquarium, Space Needle, an array of restaurants and shopping and much more. NADSA is looking for exciting and stimulating presentations that will encourage our center members to: - Be Inspired: Creative Programming, Positive Aging and Health and Wellness practices.
- Be Prepared: Business Strategies, Funding & Reimbursement, Effective Partnerships, Securing Contracts, Fund Development and Grant Writing.
- Be Equipped: Research and Program development of practices such as Early Memory Loss Programs, Person Centered Care and Chronic Illness Protocols.
Join us Thursday, October 8th for an exciting pre-conference intensive
TimeSlips: Creative Storytelling with People with Dementia Model programs are emerging all over the world now, as we begin to think more creatively about creative engagement.  Ann Basting, who founded and has run one such program (www.timeslips.org) for over 10 years, profiles 10 programs (music, art, dance, conversation, photography, etc.) in her new book Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia. She shares those inspiring models in her talk and challenges the field to recreate itself as a place where spirits are nourished rather than emptied.
A recent study shows us that TimeSlips improves the quality and quantity of engagement between staff and residents in nursing homes. How can a simple storytelling method have such a profound impact on people's lives? This interactive and engaging workshop explores: - the meaning and feeling of creativity through storytelling
- how storytelling can enrich health and community
- how storytelling works with people with dementia and memory loss
- the specific steps of the TimeSlips storytelling method
- how and why to share the stories (artifacts of creative engagement)
- how to sustain and grow a creative engagement program.
Registration fee is $80 and covers the cost of the training supplies, including a sample image kit, training manual, and DVD. See www.timeslips.org for more on the method.
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