Training Resources- DFAWG and Teepa Snow
This is a collection of teaching video clips developed by members of the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group and Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care®, filmed in partnership with Charlotte Douglas International Airport.The scenarios portrayed in the clips are situations that are commonly encountered in an airport when travelers are living with dementia and other forms of brain change.
How Dementia Symptoms Manifest at the Airport
This one-page printable sheet lists common dementia symptoms and how they might manifest in an airport enviornment.
Source: Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group (DFAWG), 2025
https://www.dementiafriendlyairports.com/
Tools for Travel
This printable resource provides helpful information and weblinks for air travelers living with dementia and their care partners. Topics include: smart watches, tracking devices, Medic Alert bracelets, airport security and navigation tools, travel companion services, self-identification tools, Memory Minders: Travel Kit, Memory Minders: Travel Kit – Air Travel, Oxygen Therapy: Traveling with Oxygen, and traveling with a service animal.
Source: Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group (DFAWG), 2025
Flight Process Start to Finish
This is an online guide to help air travelers living with dementia and their care partners. It contains helpful travel tips and resources for every part of the air travel experience.
Source: Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group (DFAWG), 2025
https://www.dementiafriendlyairports.com/
The 4Ms of Age-Friendly Care: Why Function & Mobility Matter for Everyone
This webinar discusses how function and mobility impacts patients with a focus on older adults. This webinar goes over implementation principles, strategies to create urgency in care systems, and real world examples where these techniques have been applied.
ADRD: A Medical and Wellness Approach to Supporting Patients and Caregivers
This webinar focuses on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). It discusses how to identify common clinical features, early signs, and types of ADRD. It helps webinar participants apply evidence-based medical and non pharmacological interventions to manage ADRD across various stages of progression. It goes over implementing wellness strategies into care plans and how to collaborate with interdiscplinary team members.
Source: Alabama A&M University GWEP, 2025
Workplace Wellness: Effective Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Manage Stress for a Healthier You
This webinar discusses how to prevent workplace burnout, manage stress, and become the healthiest you. It dives into mental health concepts, sources of stress, and wellness strategies.
Source: Alabama A&M University GWEP, 2025
https://www.aamu.edu/academics/colleges/education-humanities-behavioral-sciences/departments/social-work/elder-care/resources.html
Why the 4Ms Matter For Older Adults Webinar
This is an interview style webinar in which the interviewees discuss the 4Ms, how they matter, what challenges they involve, and how to implement them into care.
Source: Alabama A&M University GWEP, 2025
https://www.aamu.edu/academics/colleges/education-humanities-behavioral-sciences/departments/social-work/elder-care/resources.html
Continuum of Care for Older Adults
This webinar dives into the topic of how members of a care team contribute to the contiuum of care for older adults. Additionally the 4M framework is implemented.
Source: Alabama A&M University GWEP, 2025
https://www.aamu.edu/academics/colleges/education-humanities-behavioral-sciences/departments/social-work/elder-care/resources.html
Understanding Immunization for Older Adults_ Integrating the 4Ms Framework
This webinar dives into the topic of immunization for older adults using the 4M framework.
Source: Alabama A&M University GWEP, 2025
https://www.aamu.edu/academics/colleges/education-humanities-behavioral-sciences/departments/social-work/elder-care/resources.html