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Come to Grantville, Pennsylvania on April 25, 26, & 27, 2012 for "Health Care Needs of the Older Adult in Skilled Nursing Facilities – A Comprehensive Overview", sponsored by Gerber Consulting Services, Inc.

You can earn 21 Nursing Home Administrator or  21 nursing contact hours. To learn more or to register, click here: http://www.gerberconsulting.com/Current%20Files/Education/Gerontology%20Course%20Outline%20&%20Registration%20Form.pdf


Join us in May and June for our web conferences, sponsored by the American Therapeutic Recreation Association. This year's topics include:

May, 2012:

Generations in the Workplace: A Modern Challenge for Recreation Therapy
-Part One: The Veterans
-Part Two: The Baby Boomers
-Part Three: Generations "X", "Y' and "Next"

June, 2012:

MDS 3.0 Quality Measures (or at least the rumors we heard about it!)

For more information or to register, click here:http://www.atra-online.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=8

Recent Publications...

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  • Legg, T. J. (2012). My life collage. In R. Krider & K. Grote(Eds.), Behavioral health protocols for recreational therapy, (2nd ed.). Enumclaw, WA: Idyll Arbor.
  • Legg, T. J. & Adelman, D. S. (2011). Psychiatric referral versus federal regulations: A balancing act for long-term care nurses. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 37(11), 24-27.
  • Adelman, D. S., Gunderson, B. J. & Legg, T. J. (in press). Tabletop drills: What are they? Activity Directors Quarterly for Alzheimer's & Other Dementias. Article accepted for publication on  March 8, 2011.
  • Klimek, M. J. & Legg, T. J. (2011). Free style activities: A new approach to activities for residents with dementia. Activity Directors Quarterly for Alzheimer's & Other Dementias, 12(1), 9-14.
  • Adelman, D. A., & Legg, T. J. (2010). Caring for Older Adults With Dementia When Disaster Strikes. Invited manuscript. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(8), 13-17
  • Mason, W. (2010). The Transformative Potential of Transdisciplinarity for Nurse Practitioner Students and Nurse Educators.  Doctoral Dissertation.  California Institute of Integral Studies.
    Legg, T. J., Adelman, D. A., &Nazarchuk, S. A. (2010). Avoiding a Disaster: Working With Cognitively Impaired Residents During a Disaster: The Role of the Recreation Professional in the Skilled Nursing Facility. Activity Directors Quarterly for Alzheimer's & Other Dementias.
  • Legg, T. J., Nazarchuk, S. A., & Adelman, D. A. (2010). The Recreation Therapist Versus the Certified Activity Director: Which Professional Receives Fewer Deficiencies in Long Term Care Facilities? American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 9(1),9-14.
  • Nazarchuk, S. A. & Legg, T. J. (2010). Protecting Administrators from the Layer in Between: Should administrators be subject to legal action and licensure discipline for deficiencies for wrongful decisions made by “layer in between” management? Long Term Living, 59(8),43-46.
  • Linton, A., Singh, M., Turbow, D. & Legg, T.J. (2009). Street Youth in Toronto: An Investigation of Demographic Predictors of High Risk Behaviors and HIV Status.  Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 8, 375-396
  • Mason, W. (2010). The Transformative Potential of Transdisciplinarity for Nurse Practitioner Students and Nurse Educators.  Doctoral Dissertation.  California Institute of Integral Studies.
  • Mason, W. (2009).  Perennialism.  The Clio ABC Encyclopedia of World Religions.  Edited by Gordon Melton, Ph.D.  Santa Barbara , CA : CLIO.
  • Mason, W. (2009).  Women’s Roles in Religion.  The Clio ABC Encyclopedia of World Religions. Edited   by Gordon Melton, Ph.D.  Santa Barbara , CA : CLIO.
  • Jones, C, & Mason , W. (2009). Spiritual Leadership in Eastern Wisdom Traditions.  Revision 30 (3&4).
  • Legg, T. J. (2009). Nursing in disaster situations: Are you prepared to answer the call? Pennsylvania Nurse, 64(2), 4-9.
  • Legg, T. J. & Bernstein, M. (2009). Health promotion for Older Adults (invited chapter). In M. Bernstein & A. Schmidt Luggen (eds.), Geriatric Nutrition. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.


Recent Presentations...

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  • Legg, T. J. (2011, November 7). Mental Health and Aging. Presentation, Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA.
  • Adelman, D. S., & Legg, T. J. (2011, February 16). The field of disaster nursing. Presentation, Kaplan University, School of Nursing Webinar, Chicago, IL.
  • Buettner, L. & Legg, T. J. (2011, January 14). Experience matters: Enhancing quality of life through recreational therapy in the nursing home. American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Webinar, Hattiesburg, MI.
  •  Mason, W. (2010). Sharing Wisdom Through Online Learning.  Sponsored by Kaplan University for   AARP.  October 1, 2010 in Orlando, FL.
  •  Legg, T. J. (2010, July 6, 2010). Special Topics in Disaster Nursing:
    You May Be There.     Invited lecture for the Kaplan University Nursing International Honor Society.
  • Legg, T. J. (2009, September 17). Long Term Care Nursing – A Choice: The Perpetual Storm Cloud or the Silver Lining – Facility Programming Can Make the Difference. Pennsylvania Health Care Association/Center for Assisted Living Management 2009 conference. Hilton Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Legg, T. J. (2009, April 15). Connecting Across the Generations. Invited lecture for the Teaching the Educator Plus series sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State University. Held at Pennsylvania Department of Education offices in Harrisburg, PA, with simultaneous broadcast via webinar.
  • Mason, W. (2007). Psychiatric Sensitivity: Creative and Motivational Support for Healthcare Providers. Sponsored by Samaritan Hospital. November 5-10 in Moses Lake, WA.
  • Gerber, J. & Legg, T. J. (2007, June 15). The RAPs, the Survey and You. Invited lecture conducted at the Penn Stater Hotel, State College, Pennsylvania. Conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators (PANAC).
  • Legg, T. J. (2007, May 23 & June 8). Geriatric nursing assessment & effective nurse/physician communication series: Acute change in status & behavioral symptoms. Lecture conducted at Holiday Inn Harrisburg Hershey, Granville, Pennsylvania May 23 & Four Points Sheraton-Pittsburgh North, Mars, Pennsylvania, June 8.

  2009 AJN Book of the Year Winner!

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 "Disaster Nursing" published by Jones & Bartlett, written by Dr. Deborah Adelman & Dr. Timothy Legg