Alzheimer’s and Dementia Specific:
- DCPUTNAM CONSULTING:
- CADDCT® – “Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer”
- CMDCP® – “Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional”: IICDP (International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners}
- CDP® ~ “Certified Dementia Practitioner”: NCCDP (National 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
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA: Mentor to OT Doctoral Student
- Family Consultations: Clients in PA, RI, MA, NY, TX, IL, FL
- Volunteer: Support Group Facilitator
- AFTD (Association for Frontotemporal /Degeneration), Pittsburgh, PA
- Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Group, Murrysville, PA
- Alzheimer’s Association, Pittsburgh Chapter: Community Educator
- Seminars / Presentations:
- Monroeville Public Library
- Lady of Joy Roman Catholic Church, Plum
- Clover Ridge and Clover Commons Communities, Murrysville
- Christ Episcopal Church – North Hills, Pittsburgh
- LOP – Life Options Pittsburgh
- Senior Helpers, New Kensington
- Allegheny Intermediate Unit, New Kensington’
- Moorhead Tower Apartments, Pittsburgh
RHODE ISLAND: 2014 – 2019
- Consultant: Episcopal Dioceses of Rhode Island and Western Massachusetts ~ Alzheimer’s/Dementia Awareness Trainings for Clergy and Laity, St. Thomas Episcopal Church ~ Alzheimer’s Support Team, Greenville, RI; St. Luke’s Episcopal Church ~ Alzheimer’s Support Team, East Greenwich, RI; Emmanuel Episcopal Church ~ Alzheimer’s Support Team, Cumberland, RI
- Consultant: American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island; Alzheimer’s/Dementia Awareness Training for Clergy
- Consultant: Maine Hospice Council; Alzheimer’s/Dementia Training for Prisoners, Maine State Prison, Warren, ME
- Consultant ~ Professional In-Service Training: Fruit Hill Adult Day Program, North Providence, RI; The Highlands on the East Side, Providence, RI; Blackstone Nursing and Rehabilitation, Blackstone, RI; Hallworth House, Providence, RI; Bayberry Commons, Pascoag, RI; Aldersbridge Communities (Arbor Hill, Providence & Winslow Gardens, East Providence); Autumn Glen at Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA; Atria Lincoln Place, Lincoln, RI; Providence Center, Providence, RI; Jewish Family Services – Partners in Care Program, Providence, RI; Rhode Island Hospital, Neurology Department, Providence, RI; Southcoast VNA – Hospice, Training for staff and volunteers, Fairhaven, MA; Rhode Island Hospital, Neurology Department, Providence, RI
- Facilitator: Alzheimer’s/Family Support Groups: (1) Wingate on Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI; (2) Heritage Hills Nursing and Rehab. Center, Smithfield, RI; (3) Briarcliffe Gardens, Johnston, RI; (4) Atria Lincoln Place, Lincoln, RI; (5) Brookdale West Bay, Warwick, RI; (6) Brookdale Centre of New England, Coventry, RI; (7) North Providence Public Library, North Providence, RI; (8) Riverview Healthcare Center, Coventry, RI; (9) EPOCH – BRIDGES at Westwood, Westwood, MA; (10) Brookdale Smithfield, Smithfield, RI
- Facilitator: Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group: (11)Brookdale East Bay, East Providence, RI
- Professional Partnerships: Elder Law Attorneys – Scott & Handwerger, LLP, Law Office of Marcia J. Boyd; Bonnie L. McHenry, Corner Office Long-Term Care Planning
- Community Education – Rotary International Clubs located in Cranston, RI, Smithfield, RI, Pawtucket, RI, East Providence, RI, Seekonk, MA, and Mansfield, MA; Block Island Community Center, Block Island; Grandview Center, Cumberland, RI;
- Presenter: Rhode Island College ~ Student Health Association; Maplewood at Weston Assisted Living, Weston, MA; Medical Pathways Program, Cranston Area Career and Technical Center, Cranston, RI
- Presenter: Grace Episcopal Church, Providence, RI; Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Kingston, 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 – “Alzheimer’s/Dementia 101” and “Caregiver Needs and Stressors”
- Presenter: 2016 National Conference ~ Episcopal Health Ministries, Indianapolis, IN – “Effects of Alzheimer’s/Dementia on the Female American Caregiver” – “Prison Bars Don’t Block Dementia” “Why Caregivers Need a Support Group”
- Presenter: 2014 Annual State Conference `~ Alzheimer’s Association – Rhode Island Chapter: “Options for Placement”
- Presenter: “Lunch and Learn Program,” Villa at St. Antoine’s, North Smithfield,
- 2014: “Alzheimer’s / Dementia 101” “Risk Factors & Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s/Dementia”
- 2016: “Caregiver Stress” “Tips for the Holidays” “What Happens to the Brain with Alzheimer’s or Dementia?”
- 2017 – “Effects of Alzheimer’s / Dementia on Caregivers” “Importance of a Caregiver Daily Log” “Caregivers Learning to say ‘NO’ and Asking for Help”
- 2018 – “Alz. / Dementia 101” “Progression of Dementia and Reisberg Scales” “Creating a Healthy Home Environment”
- Presenter: Salvatore Mancini Senior Center, North Providence, RI
- 2015: “Alzheimer’s 101”
- 2016: “Connection Between Alzheimer’s and Type 2 Diabetes”
- Presenter: “Lunch & Learn Program,” Bayberry Commons, Pascoag, RI
- 2017 – “Alzheimer’s/Dementia 101” “Caring for the Caregiver” “What to Expect as Alzheimer’s Progresses”
- 2018 – “Alz. / Dementia 101” “Communication Skills & a Health Home Environment” “Identifying and Reducing Caregiver Stress”
- Presenter: Community Education Program, Autumn Glen at Dartmouth, N. Dartmouth, MA
- 2018 – “Warning Signs & Risk Factors for Dementia” “Alz. / Dementia 101” “Placement Options”
- Presenter: “Alzheimer’s/Dementia Overview” ~St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Middletown, RI; Epiphany Episcopal Church, Rumsford, RI
- Presenter: “Alzheimer’s First Steps” ~ Peace Dale, RI; Narragansett, RI; Smithfield, RI; East Providence, RI; Lincoln, RI, Westerly, RI
- Guest Preacher: Harbor Church, Block Island, RI
- Work History:
- Current: DCPutnam Consulting, Murrysville, PA (2019 – Current)
- Previously: DCPutnam Consulting, Providence, RI (2014-2019)
- Senior Harbor Care Director: Benchmark Senior Living’s Capitol Ridge, Providence, RI
- Interim Senior Harbor Care Director: 10 Benchmark Senior Living Communities ~ RI, MA, CT
- Presenter: “Seasons of Alzheimer’s,” Benchmark Senior Living, Rhode Island and Connecticut
- 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, Calvary Center, 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
