EXPERIENCE CREATIVE AGING TRAINING
Explore Academy
Over six weeks, you’ll explore the foundation of creative aging as a field and learn to develop intentional, engaging programs with older adults — all within a supportive community of peers.
Creativity-Infused Staff Training for Senior Living
Joy-focused approach that leverages creative assets to develop programs that engage older adults
Focus on staff well-being, creativity and engagement
Community-based learning experience with other professionals in US
Asynchronous / Pre-recorded delivery / Fast Onboarding
What You’ll Experience
Each week builds on the next, blending creativity and research into practical tools you can use immediately in your work with older adults.
3 learning modules ( ~ 1 hour per week)
Group learning circles with up to 15 team members
Creative pre-work and reflection activities between sessions (30–60 minutes weekly)
Hands-on creative tools including poetry, journaling, drawing, and more
Who is this workshop for?
Certified Nursing Assistants
Resident Service Coordinators
Skilled Nursing
Senior Service Providers
Training With Purpose
BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS
Higher Quality of Living
Better Relationships w/staff
Psychological Richness
BENEFITS TO ORGANIZATIONS
Reduction of turnover risk
Increase in job performance
Decreased sick days
More employee engagement
BENEFITS TO STAFF
Increased Job Satisfaction
More Connection
Less Burnout
Course Overview
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Session One: Leading with Joy Session Two: Creative Aging Principles We start by building a robust vocabulary for creative aging grounded in research and embedded in a theoretical framework. Through interactive exercises a learning circle is created to share what is special in us to bring out what is special in others. This immersive and experiential training is designed to create a sense of trust and form a base of knowledge that will guide our exploration. Discover the field of creative aging as it relates to brain function, human development, research, and history.
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Session Three: Applying a Creative Lens and Utilizing a Virtual PlatformSession Four: Program Design and EvaluationExplore co-learning with participants and celebrate the potential of ‘WhatIf’ when developing programs. Learn how to trust your instincts and bravely challenge the status quo (push your own boundaries). This module takes you through curriculum design, program evaluation, and discover best practices in how to translate programs virtually in an inclusive and accessible way.
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Session Five: Connecting Programs to Purpose Session Six: Looking Back to Move Forward Our final module fosters growth as we set a challenge, support discovery, and celebrate achievement. We’ll examine culminating events as a means to shift culture and build bridges. Let’s reveal the creative possibilities of beginnings and endings understanding that they are one in the same.
Workshop Formats
Live Virtual Session
$1000
2 hour onsite workshop for up to ___ people
Interactive activities that will have your team up on their feet
Reading list and resource sheet provided
Early access to CS E-Learning community
*Price is based on total number of learners and travel requirements
In-Person Session
Starting at $5,000*
1 hour “camera-on” session for up to ___ people
Interactive activities to engage your team
Recording of session and resource sheet provided
Early access to CS E-Learning community
Self-Paced
COMING SOON!
Access to pre-recorded course content (~2 hours) for up to ____ people
Interactive activities and discussion prompts
Access to virtual weekly inspiration break, role-specific discussion boards and other virtual events
Reading list and resource sheet
1 year of access to learning content
Interested in creative aging training but still have questions?
Book a discovery call here.
Meet Your Instructors
Jessica McCracken, MPA
Jessica brings people together through the creative process. Her career began at the Center for Elders and Youth in the Arts, Institute on Aging in 2007. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non-profit Arts Management. As an artist deeply rooted in community, Jessica alongside her sister Bridget, founded Trash Mash-Up, an eco-arts program. With enthusiasm for supporting professionals in the field, Jessica co-founded Creative Aging San Francisco (now The Spark Gathering), a collective of individuals utilizing the arts to support healthy aging. Expertise: arts program development, community collaboration, nonprofit administration.
Veronicah Cohen, B.S.H.D.
Veronicah advocates for the transformational power of creative expression on the personal and community level. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with her B.S. in Human Development with an emphasis on older adults. Veronicah’s journey in elder care began with providing creative engagement to senior living residents to promote emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being in new and innovative ways. Veronicah now manages Creative Spark’s grant-funded efforts to bring Creative Spark to a wider audience through our developing e-learning community. Expertise: mindfulness, program management, community collaboration
FAQs
Interested in creative aging training but still have questions?
Book a discovery call here.
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