The University of Alabama Speech and Hearing Center Adult Clinic and Caring Days of Tuscaloosa, an adult day program for individuals with dementia, have partnered to provide graduate clinicians with a training experience geared at working with individuals with dementia.
Graduate clinicians gain exposure with dementia staging, leading to effective management of individuals with dementia; provide Caring Days attendees with cognitive/language groups that facilitate socialization and communication; and provide an in-service each semester to the Client Care Specialists who are employed at Caring Days, promoting positive and meaningful interactions between themselves and the Caring Days attendees.