St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care

Benevolent Touch is a positive, gentle, nurturing touch provided to ensure someone that they are in a safe, secure and caring environment.

Benevolent Touch Workshop
Caregivers learn how to enhance the quality of life for older adults, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia or sensory loss due to aging or special needs. This workshop provides the skills required to give positive tactile contact to those who need it, enhancing their feelings of security and belonging, reducing agitation, pacing, and wandering. Benevolent Touch techniques help achieve the following:

With your clients: more satisfying bonding, focused interaction, relaxed body language, and more controlled environment.
With your staff: stress reduction techniques, more relaxed environment and greater bonding through a sense of caring.
With yourself: self-nurturing skills that reduce burn-out, greater energy and better performance levels.

The course is designed for caregivers (therapists, CNAs, activity aides, chaplains, parish nurses, and social workers). Included is a 50-page manual, BT guidelines, non-verbal cues, range and relaxation exercises and massage techniques. Workshop Cost: $60 per person- Workshop Registration Form.

Upcoming Benevolent Touch Workshop Dates:

Thursday, September 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
$60 (includes a Benevolent Touch manual)

National Instructor Certification Program

Learn how to teach others the benefits of Benevolent Touch. We'll be with you every step of the way. Once certified, you can offer your own workshops or train your staff or volunteers using our pre-printed materials and Power Point presentation.

The National Instructor Certification Program is an 8-hour course for individuals who would like to teach others about Benevolent Touch. At the end of the course, participants will be given 60 day practicum. To earn final certification, participants must provide their own 4-hour workshop.
Naional Instructor Certification Program Cost: $350 per person - Workshop Registration Form

Upcoming National Instructor Certification Program Dates:

Friday, October 1, 2010 (Registration and payment deadline is 1 week prior to the session. Minimum number of participants is required to offer this course.)
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$350 (Includes: instruction, materials, hands-on training & meals)

For more information about Benevolent Touch, please contact Sandy Anderson at 414-977-5056.

Registration

Benevolent Touch Workshop and National Instructor Certification Course
You may register online (see below) or you can download this registration form and send it in with the registration fee.

Please note: The National Certification Program is only open to those who have attended a standard Benevolent Touch Workshop. You may sign up for both the workshop and National Certification Course using this form.

On-line Registration: To register for the Benevolent Touch Workshop or National Instructor Certification Program please fill in the form below making sure to click the appropriate check box (Workshop or Certification Program). Please click the "Register/Make Payment" button and you will be directed to our secure credit card processing form. You may also purchase our Benevolent Touch Manuals and Shiana Noll CD's as well. If ordering manuals or CD's please make sure the address you enter below is your 'mailing address.'
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