Teepa Snow is an American dementia care specialist and occupational therapist. She is a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.[1][2][3]
Teepa Snow | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Dementia care specialist, Occupational Therapist |
| Website | https://teepasnow.com/ |
Career
editSnow graduated in Zoology from Duke University and completed her Master of Science degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Soon after, she worked as a part of Duke University Medical Center's Neuro-Rehabilitation Team. Snow has held a clinical appointment with Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine for over 20 years.[4][5]
She also worked at UNC-CH's Geriatric Clinic, as an OT director in a head injury facility, as a clinical specialist in geriatrics for a Veteran's Administration Medical Center, and as a therapist and restorative care coordinator for long term care facilities.[6]
Snow is the Education Director of Eastern North Carolina's Alzheimer's Association, where she created a DVD, entitled Accepting the Challenge: Providing the Best Care for People with Dementia. She has also served as the Program Director of Durham Technical Community College's OTA program. She is also a part of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.[4][7][8]
In 2007, Snow founded Positive Approach to Care (PAC), a dementia care company. It is collaborating to improve dementia care in over thirty countries.[9][10][11] She first developed PAC technique early in her practice career and introduced it to others in continuing education workshops for nursing in the late 1980s. By the mid-1990s, she was providing training about working with people with neurological impairments and brain failure across the South through the regional continuing education network known as AHEC. She collaborated with her fellow clinicians at UNC-CH to produce her first book, entitled Geriatric First Aid Kit. It was designed as a quick reference guide to help interns, residents, nurses, and other healthcare providers with a tool to provide better care for elders.[6][12]
Snow has delivered over 8,000 in-person training sessions across the US, Canada, Australia, Poland, and the U.K. She has also delivered over 500 dementia care webinars, authored over 35 dementia care DVDs and has published several books around dementia care and caregiver self-care. She also gained recognition on the social media platform, TikTok.[13][14] Snow helped retired actor Bruce Willis with his dementia.[15][16][17]
Publications
edit- Creative Solutions to Challenging Situations Workbook (2016)
- Dementia Caregiver Guide (2018)[18]
- Seeing the GEMS® Workbook (2020)[19]
- Relationships: Guidebook for Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to All Relationships[20]
- Understanding the Changing Brain: A Positive Approach to Dementia Care (2022)[21]
- When is Enough, Enough? A Positive Approach to Finding Balance in a Caring Life (2022)[22]
- A Heart Full of GEMS (2015)[23]
- Grandma's Living With Dementia (2023)[24]
- Bad Words and Dementia (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Meet the woman whose dementia caregiving advice is going viral on TikTok". today.com. Meghan Holohan. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Roster of fellows award".
- ^ "KEEPING THINGS POSITIVE FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS". healthwellnesscolorado.com. Bobbi Dempsey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b "THE POWER OF SNOW". alzlive.com. ANN SILVERSIDES.
- ^ "'Sense of community': Triangle woman's caregiving tips go viral". spectrumlocalnews.com. Heather Fordham. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Reluctant rock star: Teepa Snow rises above in worldwide dementia care advocacy". hometownlife.com. Dan Dean. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Dementia Care Expert Teepa Snow Breaks Down Common Mistakes Home-Based Care Providers Make". Homehealthcarenews.com. Joyce Famakinwa. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Teepa Snow to headline Alzheimer's Association conference". syracuse.com. Alzheimer's Association. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "About Positive Approach to Care".
- ^ "Answers from Being Patient's "Ask Me Anything" chat with Positive Approach to Care founder and Dementia care expert Teepa Snow". beingpatient.com. Katy Koop. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Dementia caregiving expert Teepa Snow shares wisdom on how to know when to step away from a caregiver role or seek more support". beingpatient.com. Katy Koop. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Ehlman, Mary C.; Nimkar, Swateja; Nolan, Beth A. D.; Thomas, Pamela; Caballero, Carlos E.; Snow, Teepa (Summer 2018). "Health Workers' Knowledge and Perceptions on Dementia in Skilled Nursing Homes: A Pilot Implementation of Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care Certification Course". Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 38 (3): 190. doi:10.1097/CEH.0000000000000216. ISSN 0894-1912.
- ^ "This Therapist Provides Life-Changing Advice For Anyone Who Loves Someone With Dementia". scarymommy.com. Christine Organ. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Home care directors attend packed dementia workshop in London". homecareinsight.co.uk. Sarah Clarke. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Emma Heming Willis Is Working with Dementia Specialist After Husband Bruce Willis' FTD Diagnosis". people.com. Vanessa Etienne. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Emma Heming Willis shares glimpse at caring for Bruce — with help from a 'skilled' expert". today.com. Chrissy Callahan. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Emma Heming Gives Insight Into Care for Bruce Willis Following Dementia Diagnosis". parade.com. Sammi Burke. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9780615890111 - Dementia Caregiver Guide.
- ^ ISBN 9781735937304 - Teepa Snow's "Seeing the GEMS Workbook".
- ^ ISBN 9798985912029 - Relationships: Guidebook for Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to All Relationships.
- ^ ISBN 9781735937342 - Understanding the Changing Brain: A Positive Approach to Dementia Care.
- ^ ISBN 9781735937397 - When is Enough, Enough?: A Positive Approach to Finding Balance in a Caring Life.
- ^ ISBN 9780996979801 - A Heart Full of GEMS.
- ^ Grandma's Living With Dementia. ISBN 9781735937366.