Alzheimer’s Association to Offer
Support Group Facilitator Training
Help Others! Become a Support Group Facilitator
Milwaukee, WI – February 25, 2010 – The Alzheimer’s Association is offering training for individuals interested in becoming a facilitator of an Alzheimer’s Association sponsored support group. The Alzheimer’s Association sponsors over sixty support groups in southeastern Wisconsin for family caregivers who are providing care or support to persons with memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Training to become a facilitator for one of these support groups will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Alzheimer’s Association, 620 S. 76th Street, Suite 160, in Milwaukee.
To inquire about this free training and to receive an application to become a volunteer support group facilitator, please contact Krista Scheel, Alzheimer’s Association, at 414-479-8800 or via email at krista.scheel@alz.org.
The Alzheimer’s Association is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease or local programs and services visit www.alz.org/sewi, call the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 or the Spanish line at 414-750-6640.