Jefferson Elder Care

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• Burke, J.P., Piersol, C.V., & Vause-Earland, T. (May, 2013). "An Implementation Study of Community Based OT Dementia Intervention." 2nd Annual Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars, Chicago IL.
• Davis, N., Serruya, M., & Piersol, C.V. (May, 2012). "Bridging the Gap between Physician Office and Home: Meeting the Needs of patients with dementia and their Families through Interprofessional Collaboration." (Paper). Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education (JCIPE) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Flynn, M., Herge, E. A, Piersol, C., Kuczynski, C., & Regan, K. (April, 2013). "Effective assessments in dementia care for the occupational therapy tool kit." Poster sessions presented at American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, San Diego, CA.
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• Herge, E. A. & Piersol, C. V. & Earland, T.V. (September, 2012). "Improving lives of caregivers through skill building." Poster session presented at Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association State Conference, Lancaster, PA.
• Piersol, C.V. (June, 2013). "Non-Pharmacologic Management of Dementia Behaviors." (Plenary). Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPaD) Geriatric Education Center Interprofessional Geriatric Education and Practice Institute.
• Piersol, C.V. (December, 2014). Primary Care in Geriatrics: Context, Opportunities, and Resources for Occupational Therapy. (short course). AOTA Specialty Conference: Improving Health & Participation of Older Adults. Charlotte, NC.
• Piersol, C.V. & Davis, N. (October, 2011). Evidence Informed Dementia Care: Collaborating with Caregivers to Address Challenging Behaviors and Promote Abilities of Persons with Dementia (workshop) AOTA Specialty Conference: Adult Cognition, St. Louis, MO.
• Piersol, C.V., Davis, N. & Herge, E.A., (March, 2012). Improving the lives of individuals with ID and dementia by improving caregiver skills. (session). Montgomery County Association for Excellence Conference, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
• Piersol, C.V. & Flynn, M. (April, 2013). Meeting the Needs of Older Adults and their Caregivers: Implementing the Evidence in Home and Community Practice Environments. (short course), American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

Current Projects

Service Delivery

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  Lori Eckert, MS, OTR/L
  • Home-based Demential Services for Elders and their Caregivers and Family Caregiver Workshops, programs supported by the Pew Charitable Trust
  • Family Caregiver Workshop Series for those caring for someone with dementia, program supported by the Hassel Foundation

Training

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  • Certification training in Skills₂Care® for occupational therapists, an evidence-based program for caregivers of people with dementia.  Skills₂Care® Training Brochure (PDF)
  • Best Practice in Dementia training program for staff working with people with dementia. Best Practice in Dementia Training Brochure (PDF)

Consultation

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTAE
  Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  
  • Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care collaboration to develop residency experience for entry-level occupational therapy doctoral students www.pchc.org

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  Tracey Vause Earland, PhD, OTR/L
  • Jefferson Geriatrics collaboration to provide services for older adults and develop residency experience for entry-level occupational therapy doctoral students

Scholarship & Research

• E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  • National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and Dementia Practices, collaboration to develop guidelines for care and services and evaluate impact of national training workshops on services for adults with ID and their caregivers http://aadmd.org/NTG

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  • Developing and Evidence Based Program to Support Adults with Intellectual Disability and Dementia, funded by Jefferson College of Health Professions Dean's Award.  Translating the Skills₂Care® for individuals with ID and dementia.