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Mind Alert Speakers Bureau

Sponsored by the MetLife Foundation

Program Description & Application Process

Deadline for Submissions: April 12, 2010

The American Society on Aging MindAlert Advisory Board opens a call for proposals from organizations interested in hosting a one-day training on programs and techniques that stimulate and develop MindAlert training for older adults.

The ASA MindAlert program seeks to disseminate research and promote innovative practices that address the steps that older adults can take to maintain and enhance their cognitive and mental functions in their later years. This includes reaching out to those with early-stage cognitive impairments who can benefit from an array of stimulating programs. The MetLife Foundation MindAlert Speakers Bureau purpose is to train professionals around the country to implement cognitive stimulating programs in local settings. Faculty for the Speakers Bureau have received the MetLife Foundation MindAlert Award and are recognized as an innovative community-based program translating research related to enhancing cognitive function in later life into practical mental/cognitive health promotion activities.

Five (5) applicants within the United States will be awarded $1200 to publicize and host a training program to take place in 2010. Sites may choose programs and topics from a menu of sessions offered by the MindAlert Speakers Bureau faculty.  Click here to view the sessions offered by the Speakers Bureau faculty.

Briefly, the host site will:

  1. Develop a promotional plan that will:

    1. Attract at least 25 professionals interested in furthering MindAlert training among local older community members to attend the session;
    2. Recruit 15-25 older adults to participate in the session's demonstration program, depending on the presentation selected by the Host Site.

  2. Locate and secure:

    1. An accessible facility to accommodate 50 participants;
    2. Catering services to accommodate morning refreshments for all participants and lunch for professionals participating in the program;
    3. Audio visual equipment as requested by the faculty;
    4. Copies of all handouts provided by the faculty.

  3. Coordinate:

    1. Presentation content with the chosen faculty member to tailor materials to your community;
    2. Registrations of all participants;
    3. Evaluation distribution, collection and submission to ASA.

A stipend of $1200 is provided to host sites to defray the expenses of promoting and producing the day-long program. ASA will cover the speaker's costs such as transportation, lodging and honorarium.

Submission Requirements

Interested sites may submit an application to the MindAlert Advisory Board no later thanApril 12, 2010. Sites will be selected and notified late in April, 2010.

  1. Applications will be accepted electronically. Click here for the application.
  2. Complete a narrative responding to all of the questions and points of information listed here under items I-VII. When complete, you will be able to attach and upload the document with your application. The application narrative section should not exceed 5 double-spaced pages and must be in MS Word. Please clickhere to download the narrative form:

    NARRATIVE

    1. MindAlert Program for My Host Site
      (choose your first and second preferences)

    2. Agency Membership
      • Please list the ASA member name and membership number in your organization
    3. Agency 501(c)(3) Status
      • Please specify the lead organization’s IRS non-profit status
    4. Agency Background

      Please briefly describe:

      1. The range of services or programs that you provide including cognitive fitness programs
      2. Your experience in conducting training events
      3. The demographics of the population you serve
        • Gender
        • Ethnicity
        • Cultural diversity
        • Rural outreach
    5. Community Outreach

      Outline your plans on developing collaboration with other community organizations to plan assist you with promotion and outreach for the MindAlert Speakers Program.

      In the table below, list three organizations that have or will coordinate with you on developing and furthering cognitive vitality programs in your community. What duties will these organizations have in the planning and promotion of the MindAlert Program or in developing or adapting programs and services after the program?

        Name of Organization Type of organization
        or population served        		 Duties or involvement
        1. . .
        2. . .
        3. . .

    6. Facility Capability
      • Describe the facility that you will use to accommodate at least 50 people and provide refreshments and lunches for the professionals.
    7. Overall
      • Briefly describe how the MindAlert Program will enhance your agency’s approach to improving awareness of cognitive fitness in your organization, among your community’s older population, and with your community partners. Most importantly, how do you plan to use the information following the program?

    By submitting this application, I agree to work with ASA to commit sufficient resources of my organization during the grant period, and to conduct on a timely basis all such work as required by the project as outlined in but not limited to the scope of the project (described in the ASA cover memo).

  3. For questions about the program, please contact ASA's MindAlert Program Manager, Alesia Sheviakhova at alesias@asaging.org or (415) 974-9614.
This project is funded through a generous grant from the MetLife Foundation.

Host Site Scope of Work

PURPOSE

To facilitate the implementation of MindAlert programs in settings such as senior centers, adult learning programs in community colleges, and park and recreation programs, among other venues.

DUTIES

  1. Work with ASA to plan and conduct one full-day train-the-trainers program to take place April 30-September 30, 2010. Choose one of the MindAlert Award-Winning Trainers from a menu of innovative and effective programs for older adult cognitive vitality (See list of trainers and program descriptions). Offer the program for $10 to all professional participants. You may choose to refund the $10 on the day of the program. The deposit is to ensure participants are committed to attend.
  2. Sponsor a full-day program which may have two components:

    1. A morning session with an expert from the MindAlert Speakers Bureau conducting a half-day workshop for older adults using the chosen model for MindAlert training programs. Professionals participating in the train-the-trainers program would observe the workshop as a hands-on training experience.
    2. An afternoon follow-up workshop in a train-the-trainers seminar format. This seminar would review the key components of the MindAlert training program presented in the morning, teach how it would be implemented in different sorts of settings, discuss resource requirements and answer questions.
    3. A lunch program for professionals attending the afternoon train-the-trainers seminar.

      OR

    4. A full-day program of examples and demonstrations depending on the program selected.
  3. Recruit 15-25 older participants for the morning demonstration program and at least 25 professionals from outside your organization to participate in the full-day seminar program.
  4. Distribute and collect evaluation forms recording reactions from professionals and complete a host agency evaluation. Return all evaluations to ASA.

CRITERIA

  • Membership:
    The Host Site must have an ASA organizational membership or a staff member must hold a current individual membership. This program is one of the many benefits of ASA membership.
  • Organization:
    Experience of agency in organizing training programs, collaborating with other community programs and addressing cognitive fitness issues in the community.
  • Facility:
    Ability to accommodate 50 participants in an accessible facility and provide refreshments and lunches.
  • Outreach:
    Ability to recruit participants, to involve the local community in outreach planning.
  • Follow-up:
    Demonstrated commitment to follow through on lessons learned from the program through future local programs, outreach to older adults with new programs or adapting local programs. Communicate at least one or more time with participants to show coordinated efforts.
  • Historically serve diverse populations including by ethnicity, culture, disability and/or geography (rural, suburban urban).

Deadline for Submissions: April 12, 2010
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