Kathryn Zell February 21,2021 Journal 5 2/15-2/21

Week 5 consisted of several meetings and more outreach calls and network creation. I

was able to take part in a management team meeting call on Monday 2/15 to discuss goal updates

and planning for the months of March and April since we are fast approaching Alzheimer’s

Policy week in the first week of March. The meeting mainly covered how different staff were

expected to step up and take part in policy and advocacy work to help raise awareness with the

Policy representative that week. Later that week on Wednesday (2/17) I was able to sit in on a

conference call with businesses offering caregiver support within South Georgia’s care network.

They discussed ways to better serve caregivers who needed information and resources during the

COVID-19 pandemic. A few speakers from personal care homes were offering new perspectives

on ways to improve daily life for Alzheimer’s patients and their families. It was very insightful

and some of the work they were doing gave me ideas for ways to expand my career search when

it comes time for me to do so. That day I also got to sit in and observe another general program

on the 10 Warning signs of Alzheimer’s. It was interesting to see how the volunteer discussed

the content. It helped me see the ways I would d things differently than she would when I finally

can start giving presentations.

On Thursday (2/18) I sat in on a conference call with a local assisted living home with

my site supervisor. She was presenting on “Communication and Understanding Behavior

Changes” to the care staff. She has the same presentation for patients and their families next

week, and she plans to deliver each a little different. She thought it important I attended the

meeting because It was a lesson on how to take the curriculum and change it to meet the

audience needs. I’m very excited to get to see the different ways I can learn to adapt my

programs. My supervisor has a confidence in me that my experience as a certified nursing

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assistant in the past will be helpful when I give presentations to healthcare facilities in the future

because of my relevant perspective.

Monday 2/15: 8:00-12, 12:30-5:00

Tuesday 2/16: 8:30-12, 12:30-4:30

Wednesday 2/17: 8:00-12, 12:30-5:00

Thursday 2/18: 8:30-12, 12:30-4:30

Weekly Hours: 32 hours

Total Hours to Date: 143.5 hours