{"id":92015,"date":"2021-09-21T15:47:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92015"},"modified":"2021-09-21T16:32:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:32:43","slug":"umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology Alum Shares Renowned Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rachael Wonderlin \u201911 spent hours as a teen volunteering at a skilled nursing facility. One day, a friend remarked she had a gift for working with older adults.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92016\" style=\"width: 217px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/unknown-32\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1706,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1625714941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rachael Wonderlin &amp;#8217;11, a renowned dementia care consultant and author, returns to UMW as the 2021 Psychology Graduate-in-Residence. She&amp;#8217;ll give a free, public lecture on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Hurley Convergence Center. Photo courtesy of Rachael Wonderlin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-92016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachael Wonderlin '11, a renowned dementia care consultant and author, returns to UMW as the 2021 Psychology Graduate-in-Residence. \" width=\"217\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-200x300.jpeg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-683x1024.jpeg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-768x1152.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-760x1140.jpeg 760w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-400x600.jpeg 400w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-scaled.jpeg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachael Wonderlin &#8217;11, a renowned dementia care consultant and author, returns to UMW as the 2021 Psychology Graduate-in-Residence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t realize at the time that this was a skill,\u201d said Wonderlin, who channeled her talents into a psychology degree from the University of Mary Washington and a master\u2019s in gerontology.<\/p>\n<p>Now a renowned dementia care consultant and author who has taught her trademarked technique to senior living communities worldwide, Wonderlin has been named the UMW Department of Psychology\u2019s 2021 graduate-in-residence. On Thursday, she\u2019ll present a free, public lecture entitled \u201cEverything You Need to Know About Dementia Caregiving Communication\u201d in the Hurley Convergence Center at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Wonderlin, who grew up in New Jersey, came to Mary Washington with plans to pursue a career in medicine, but a <em>Psychology of Aging <\/em>course changed her mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always loved working with older adults,\u201d said Wonderlin, who created an \u201cAdopt a Grandparent\u201d program through UMW\u2019s Community Outreach and Resources, or COAR, planning activities for local residents at skilled nursing facilities.<\/p>\n<p>After earning a master\u2019s degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Wonderlin worked at several dementia care communities, where she discovered that traditional ways of communicating felt outdated and often confused those living with cognitive impairment. Instead, she developed her own technique \u2013 called Embracing Their Reality \u2013 which encourages caregivers to meet people with dementia where they are.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92023\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/dsc00355-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1625715834&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wonderlin has written two books on dementia care published by Johns Hopkins University Press; a third is due out this winter. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderlin has written two books on dementia care published by Johns Hopkins University Press; a third is due out this winter.\" width=\"275\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-300x240.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-1024x819.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-768x614.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-1140x912.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/DSC00355-Edit-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wonderlin has written two books on dementia care published by Johns Hopkins University Press; a third is due out this winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor example, someone asks, \u2018Where\u2019s my mom?\u2019 and you know that she passed away years earlier,\u201d she said. \u201cRather than correcting the person, you\u2019d reply, \u2018Where do you think she is?\u2019 Whatever they say is the right answer.\u201d Wonderlin\u2019s clients say the method has led to breakthroughs with their loved ones and residents.<\/p>\n<p>She has created a blog, YouTube channel and podcast to share her experiences and educate caregivers, and written two books on dementia care published by Johns Hopkins University Press; a third is due out this winter. She also launched Dementia by Day, a consulting business to help senior living communities as far away as South Africa design their own programs.<\/p>\n<p>A former child actor who began doing improv while at UMW, Wonderlin has also taught workshops in the art form to caregivers. \u201cThese techniques are a helpful way to communicate and enjoy spending time with people living with dementia, especially those who are further along with the disease,\u201d she told NPR in a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/science-health-tech\/2018-03-06\/theres-still-no-cure-for-dementia-but-being-a-little-theatrical-could-help-improve-communication\">interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wonderlin has come a long way since college, but Mary Washington still holds a special place in her heart and mind. A UMW Outstanding Alumni Award Recipient, she often returns to speak in psychology classes on aging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/21\\\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 701px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"701\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/unknown-3-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"697\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"523\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3.jpeg?w=697&#038;h=523&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3.jpeg 960w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-3-600x450.jpeg 600w\" width=\"697\" height=\"523\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"697\" data-original-height=\"523\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Wonderlin appears as a guest on Pittsburgh\u2019s PCNC\u2019s NightTalk. She&#039;s also been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes and on NPR.\" style=\"width: 697px; height: 523px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Wonderlin appears as a guest on Pittsburgh\u2019s PCNC\u2019s NightTalk. She&#8217;s also been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes and on NPR. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 399px; height: 527px;\" data-original-width=\"399\" data-original-height=\"527\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/unknown-1-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"395\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"296\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92017\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"604,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1.jpeg?w=395&#038;h=296&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1.jpeg 604w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" width=\"395\" height=\"296\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"395\" data-original-height=\"296\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Wonderlin (far left) with several members of UMW&#039;s The Undeniably Adjacent improv troupe. From left to right, Wonderlin, Townsend Hart, Lauren Orsini and Melissa Falkenstern.\" style=\"width: 395px; height: 296px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Wonderlin (far left) with several members of UMW&#8217;s The Undeniably Adjacent improv troupe. From left to right, Wonderlin, Townsend Hart, Lauren Orsini and Melissa Falkenstern. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/21\/umw-alum-international-expert-to-speak-on-dementia-care\/unknown-4-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"395\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"223\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"92021\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,542\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4.jpeg?w=395&#038;h=223&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4.jpeg 960w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4-768x434.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4-285x160.jpeg 285w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Unknown-4-600x339.jpeg 600w\" width=\"395\" height=\"223\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"395\" data-original-height=\"223\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Wonderlin (third from left) with her current improv troupe, which performed outdoors during the pandemic.\" style=\"width: 395px; height: 223px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Wonderlin (third from left) with her current improv troupe, which performed outdoors during the pandemic. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy students find her lectures informative and inspirational,\u201d said Associate Professor of Psychological Science Virginia Mackintosh, who has even applied Wonderlin\u2019s teachings when communicating with her own mother who has dementia. \u201cIt\u2019s been a gift for me and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, during the graduate-in-residence program \u2013 established in 1995 to introduce psychology majors to alumni working in the field \u2013 Wonderlin will bestow another gift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaysayers will always be there to let you know what you can\u2019t do or accomplish,\u201d she plans to tell college students on the brink of their own careers. \u201cDon\u2019t let other people\u2019s expectations and limitations hold you back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachael Wonderlin \u201911 spent hours as a teen volunteering at a skilled nursing facility. 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