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1199 Nursing Home Employees Voluntary Training Enrollment Form

Please tell us whether you work in a Nursing Home or Home Care

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First Name

Last Name

Home Mailing Address

City

State

Zip Code

Cell Phone

Email

Date of Birth (Please enter MM/DD/YYYY Format)

**Please note that if you are signing up for trainings that occur during your PROBATIONARY PERIOD with your employer, you are not eligible to be paid for those trainings**

Nursing Home Name (Note: If your facility is not listed here, you are not eligible for a training benefit and WILL NOT be paid to upon completing any trainings!)

Date of Hire (Please enter MM/DD/YYYY Format)

Job Title

Please select the trainings that you'd like to sign up for, below.

Borrow My Glasses, Topics include: Aging, dementia/Alzheimer's, communication

BMG1 - Successful Communication Given Alzheimer's Logic, 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: Changes in communication patterns can frustrate both individuals with Alzheimer's and the people around them. However, there's often more logic than it would first appear. This workshop is set in habilitation model of dementia care. It will help you crack the code in early to mid-stages of the illness, so you can continue to connect in meaningful and enriching ways.

BMG2 - Compassionate Communication with Older Adults, 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: Compassionate communication combines what we say, how we say it, and what we communicate when we interact with residents. The way we communicate with residents says a lot about how we view them and who we are as an organization. Join us for a workshop that will help staff to: Approach communication with empathy; Communicate with visually- and hearing-impaired elders; Communicate on multiple levels; Listen for and address more than the simple task at hand. Skills utilized will include centering, grounding and calming techniques based in mindfulness and emotional intelligence principles.

BMG3 - "Improving Quality of Life for People with Serious Illness", 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: Palliative Care is surrounded by many misconceptions. With greater knowledge, patients and families could benefit from palliative care and healthcare professionals could use it to support patients with serious illness. Join us to learn more about palliative care, including how it differs from hospice and how it can benefit patients facing serious illness. See video clips from a documentary film and education program called Living With Palliative Care, which shows how one 85-year-old woman’s end-of-life journey was transformed by palliative care.
BMG 4 - "Working with Veterans with PTSD and Dementia" 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: Veterans who had been in combat or otherwise experienced trauma during their service may have been able to function day to day without major symptoms of PTSD… until they experienced dementia as older adults. These veterans would not have sought treatment for PTSD. However, with the loss of connection to present day reality orientation, and possible beliefs that they are back in time, old traumas could be triggered, regardless of whether the veterans ever recognized, experienced or treated PTSD when they returned home. This program offers useful perspectives and strategies to current day caregivers of older veterans with dementia.
BMG 5- "Working Compassionately with Difficult Elders," $50 Stipend: People we perceive as difficult can push our buttons, scare us, be unpredictable, test our skills, trigger reactions in us and others, and ultimately work against the positive caring environments we aim to cultivate. Join us to identify common drivers of challenging behavior in older adults. Learn ways professionals can respond to older adults perceived as “difficult” in group settings such as senior living and senior centers. Note: this workshop will not address serious mental illness. Join us to: 1. Identify what can make older adults “difficult” in group settings 2. Examine the impact of “difficult” people on your organizational culture, on your team, and on you as an individual 3. Develop concrete strategies to address “difficult” people in compassionate ways
BMG 7- "Resident Intimacy in Senior Living," $50 Stipend: The opportunity for socialization is one of the best benefits of senior living. It can also be one of the most controversial for families and staff when socialization turns to sexuality. Interest in intimacy and sexual expression doesn’t end at a particular age, with a diagnosis of dementia, or when a move is made from a private home to senior living. However, sexual behavior in senior living communities can raise multiple issues for staff, residents, and family members. Join us to: 1. Describe issues surrounding intimacy & sexual expression as people age, and for people with dementia who reside in senior living communities 2. Discuss the impact of staff attitude and family reactions to resident intimacy and sexual expression in senior living 3. Examine policy & practical approaches to resident intimacy in senior living that balance resident rights with staff duty to protect
BMG 8- "Nursing Home Caregiver Q&A," $50 Stipend: When you need a knowledgeable guide to help navigate caregiving issues, borrow the glasses of Gerontologist Educator, Donna B. Fedus and other guest experts. You’ll have a chance to post your caregiving questions, and we’ll answer as many as possible.
BMG 9 - "Supporting LGBTQ Individuals with Dementia," $50 Stipend: While everyone with dementia experiences vulnerability, it can be even more complex for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, especially as care needs escalate. The number of people living with dementia and the number of people who identify as LGBTQ are both growing rapidly. Aging services professionals of all levels and roles will benefit from greater cultural competence in recognizing and anticipating issues to provide more dignified care to LGBTQ individuals living with dementia. Join us to: Recognize specific issues people who identify as LGBTQ can face throughout dementia; Utilize case studies to describe the impact of stigma; Discuss implications for practice and policy to reduce discrimination and promote more dignified dementia care.
BMG 10 - "When We Work Where They Live: Connecting Across Generations," $50 Stipend: How do life experiences, societal and cultural norms, expectations, bias, dementia, and life stage impact interactions between older adults and their caregivers? Join gerontologist Donna Fedus to examine ways of connecting across generations when you work where they live. Join us to: 1) Describe how older adults become who they are, 2)Examine forms of bias that can interfere with intergenerational connection, and 3) Apply techniques that demonstrate respect for older adults when you work where they live

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The Stress Blueprint, Topics include: Racism in the Workplace,

TSB1 - How Can Healthcare Workers Address Traumatic Racial Stressors? 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: This presentation addresses the impact of traumatic racial stressors on long-term care healthcare workers, incorporating an overview of data on racism in nursing. It will explore how these stressors affect mental and emotional health, influence workplace dynamics, and offer practical strategies to help healthcare workers build resilience, promote inclusivity, and create a healthier, more supportive work environment.

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Alzheimer's Association-CT Chapter, Topics include: Alzheimer's/dementia care

ALZ1 - Best Practices in Dementia Care, 4 Hour Virtual Training, $100 Stipend: The Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter presents "Best Practices in Dementia Care" a 4-hour training detailing how to care for those with dementia.

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Care for the Caregiver, Topics include: self-care, mindfulness, de-escalation techniques

CFTC1 - Maintaining Composure in the Face of Hostility, 3 Hour Virtual Training, $75 Stipend: You will learn how to recognize and regulate their emotional reactions when faced with emotionally charged (anger, rage, rudeness) situations and people. You will explore the role their nervous system plays, identify specific triggers, and learn to respond instead of reacting in these situations. You will also practice simple, yet powerful, de-escalation skills to use in situations of conflict and aggression. Skills utilized will include centering, grounding and calming techniques based in mindfulness and emotional intelligence principles.

CFTC2 - Finding Calm in the Chaos, Decreasing Stress through Mindfulness, 2 hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: Participants will explore the connection between how worry creates a feeling of anxiety in the body and how to begin to shift negative thinking patterns through mindful attention and intention. They will also practice various centering and breathing exercises to deepen their awareness of how to create a sense of calm and peacefulness in their body, mind and heart. No prior experience in mindfulness practice is required.
CFTC3 - Creating Professional Boundaries at Work, 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend: No matter our professional role, setting appropriate boundaries is necessary for individuals to feel safe, create healthy relationships, increase effectiveness, and support success. In this session, participants will have an opportunity to develop greater insight into the application of healthy boundaries in the workplace. Scenarios discussed will include setting boundaries with clients, peers, and balancing personal issues at work
CFTC4 - Shifting from Crisis to Coping to Connection, 2 Hour Virtual Training, $50 Stipend Participants will self-identify physiological, emotional and mental states that occur when they experience a crisis. They will explore how to shift from reactive to more responsive states of being, while also discussing how connection to self and others can support healthy and creative outcomes. Included in the experience will be strategies for finding peace and calm in one's self, as well as exploring ways that active listening and empathy can help one powerfully connect to self and others.

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Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid, Two In-person 4-hour sessions (Total 8 hours), $200 Stipend earned after full 8 hour completed,

December 2025:
Day 1, December 8, 2025 4pm-8pm
Day 2, December 10, 2025 4pm-8pm
LOCATION: HARTFORD - King Davis Labor Building (Union/Training Fund Office), 77 Huyshope Ave Hartford, CT 06106

(You MUST sign up for the Day 1 below and if you complete it, we will enroll you automatically in the Day 2.)

"Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis." **This Training is separated into two days, you must complete both days (two, 4-hour sessions) to get the certification and stipend.

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Thanks for letting us know that you are a PCA/Homecare Worker (paid by GT Independence). If you would like to sign up for a PCA Voluntary Training, please call Maria Vazquez at 203-399-2647 or mvazquez@1199trainingfund.org.