BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Home Instead Senior Care's Family Education Workshop Series:A re you caring for an aging parent or relative with Alzheimer's disease o r other dementias?Beginning in August of 2012\, Home Instead Senior Care of Skokie will be offering a series of free educational workshops on Al zheimer's disease and other dementias. These four workshops are open to the public\, and focus on helping families understand the disease\, as w ell as learn strategies and techniques for managing challenging behavior s. The series includes four workshops that will be led by Tania Herbert\ , a trained professional from our office\, who also administers a more i n-depth Alzheimer's &\; Dementia training to our company's CAREGivers . Family caregivers can attend all or any combination of the free worksh ops offered. See below for details:\nWorkshop 1: Alzheimer's Disease or Other DementiasDATE: Thursday\, August 30th\, 6:30pm - 8:00pmThis worksh op will help you: Learn about the causes of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias\, recognize the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dem entias\, and discover how Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are di agnosed. Understand more about the behaviors that can be caused by the s ymptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.\nADDITIONAL WORKSHOP S:\nWorkshop 2: Capturing Life's JourneySM \;DATE: Thursday\, Septem ber 27th\, 6:30pm - 8:00pm\nWorkshop 3: Techniques to Handle Challenging BehaviorsDATE: Thursday\, October 25th\, 6:30pm - 8:00pm\nWorkshop 4: A ctivities to Encourage EngagementDATE: Thursday\, November 29th\, 6:30pm - 8:00pm URL:http://skokie.patch.com/events/free-family-education-workshop-alzheim ers-disease-or-other-dementias-83f3a4eb SUMMARY:FREE Family Education Workshop-Alzheimer's Disease or Other Demen tias LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library: 1242 Wilmette Ave\, Wilmette\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR