--14dae94ee2c1e80b53051ad97d81 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Perfect, thanks!! On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Naoko Shirota wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Although we can't guarantee results, we have seen some positive results i= n > cognitive testing among high functioning individuals (residents of > independent living) after three months of CTM participating in the progra= m > at 3 hours per week, so I would say that is appropriate. > > Thanks, > Naoko > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Timothy Thomas tt@homecareassistance.com> wrote: > >> thanks Naoko, >> >> For the sake of this partnership with the ARAC clinic, I would need to >> set a timeline for the patients to be reassessed following CTM >> intervention. In your opinion, would 3 months (of 3 hrs per week) be >> sufficient to see some positive results? If not, what would you recommen= d? >> >> Tim. >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Naoko Shirota > nshirota@homecareassistance.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> The interventionist program does not have a calendar guide as the >>> interventionist will be determining which activity to do in each sessio= n. >>> There is no end date for the interventionist program. We have enough >>> activities to go through and many of them can be repeated. Our longest >>> client has been with us for 2 years, for example, and we have introduce= d >>> new activities to keep the plan fresh and relevant but have also repeat= ed >>> some activities as well. The minimum hours are 3 hours per week, and ma= ny >>> of our clients in the bay area either do 3 hours per week (two 1.5 hour >>> sessions per week) or 6 hours per week (three 2 hour sessions per week)= . >>> >>> As for materials, the interventionist will be using the same CTM kit bu= t >>> will be utilizing more activities through the IMS, which can be accesse= d >>> using the iPad. The only additional investment that is required for the >>> interventionist program are an iPad (one for each interventionist), hir= ing >>> an interventionist (minimum of a bachelor's degree in psychology, nursi= ng >>> or related area) and time required to complete training (training is do= ne >>> in two parts: a self-study portion and a virtual training session led b= y >>> me, and there is not cost to this training - however, I would like some= one >>> who would be a future interventionist trainer to participate as well so >>> training can eventually be done locally. Let me know when you are ready= to >>> train the interventionist and I can go over the process in greater deta= il). >>> >>> I hope this answers your question. There's been a lot of offices >>> implementing the interventionist program lately so I am planning to put >>> together a document that outlines the implementation process for the >>> program but until then, feel free to email or call me with questions. >>> >>> Best, >>> Naoko >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Timothy Thomas >> tt@homecareassistanc