*** AUTHOR: I am the proud author of “Sometimes Grandmama Doesn’t Know Me!” It is available to dementia family caregivers, professional caregivers, the medical community and the general public.
I have been blessed with two very generous grants that allows me to distribute COMPLIMENTARY copies of my book to family and professional caregivers.
This is a book about Alzheimer’s disease, but also applicable to other forms of dementia as well. Two young girls, Megan and Emmalia, discover that both of their grandmothers have Alzheimer’s. It is written from a child’s perspective where they talk about their confusion, anger and frustration for what is happening to their grandmothers but still love them deeply.
If you would like a COMPLIMENTARY copy, please be in touch with me at doreen@dcputnamconsulting.com.
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Specific:
DCPUTNAM CONSULTING:
- CDP® ~ “Certified Dementia Practitioner”: NCCDP (National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners}
- CADDCT® – “Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer”: NCCDP (National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners}
- CMDCP® – “Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional”: IICDP (International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners}
- CIPG ~ “Certificate in Interdisciplinary Practice of Geriatrics,” University of Rhode Island
- “Certificate of Mastery”: Alzheimer’s Association ~ Rhode Island Chapter
- Certificate: “Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies,” Johns Hopkins University
- Certificate: “National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices,” Regional Trainer
- “Certification of Excellence”: Benchmark University. Wellesley. MA
PENNSYLVANIA : 2019 – CURRENT
- Mentor: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA: OT Doctoral Student
- Nature’s Divine Healing, Pittsburgh, PA: One-year colleague mentorship
- Family Consultations: Clients in PA, RI, MA, NY, TX, IL, FL, D.C., ID
- Volunteer: Support Group Facilitator
- AFTD (Association for Frontotemporal /Degeneration), Pittsburgh, PA
- Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Group, Greensburg, PA
- Alzheimer’s Association, Community Educator: Pittsburgh Chapter
- Seminars / Presentations:
- Allegheny Health Network; Healthy Brain Care Program
- Dementia Friendly Pennsylvania
- Dementia Friendly – Lancaster, PA Chapter
- Mountain View Memory Care Community
- Legend Senior Living
- VITAS Healthcare
- Monroeville Public Library / Monroeville Senior Center
- Lady of Joy Roman Catholic Church, Plum
- LOP – Life Options Pittsburgh
RHODE ISLAND: 2014 – 2019
- Consultant: Episcopal Dioceses of Rhode Island and Western Massachusetts
- Consultant: American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island
- Consultant: Maine Hospice Council; Alzheimer’s/Dementia Training for Prisoners, Maine State Prison, Warren, ME
- Consultant ~ Professional In-Service Training: Multiple Locations
- Facilitator: Alzheimer’s/Family Support Groups: Eleven SGs per month
- Facilitator: Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group
- Professional Partnerships
- Community Educator: Community organizations, Churches, Libraries, Lunch & Learn Programs
- Presenter: Rhode Island College; Medical Pathways Program, Cranston Area Career and Technical Center, Cranston, RI
- Member: “Climate Change and the Elderly” Committee for Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Elderly Affairs (Planning Committee for the evacuation of long term care & independent living facilities during disasters )
- Member: RI State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders – Sub-committee Work-groups: Training Standards for Professional Caregivers and Appropriate Activities for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients (2014-2016 and 2018)
- Presenter: 2017 & 2018 Annual State Conference ~ Episcopal Diocese of CT
- Presenter: 2016 National Conference ~ Episcopal Health Ministries, Indianapolis, IN
- Work History:
- Current: CEO of DCPutnam Consulting, Murrysville, PA (2019 – Current)
- Previously: DCPutnam Consulting, Providence, RI (2014-2019)
- Senior Harbor Care Director: Benchmark Senior Living
- Director of Education: Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter, Syracuse, NY
- Trainer ~ Alzheimer’s Association: Central New York & Rhode Island Chapters
- Director: Adult Day Memory-Care Program, Lutheran Social Services, Detroit, MI
- Volunteer: Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration, Radnor, PA
- Support Group Facilitator
- New England Regional Coordinator of Volunteers
Other Administrative Positions:
- Director of Volunteers: Hospice and Palliative Care, VNA, Fall River, MA
- Director of Human Resources and Volunteer Services: Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY
- Executive Director: Meals on Wheels of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY
- Executive Director: Albany Girls Club, Albany, NY
- Assistant Director: Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Enid, OK
