August 30 and August 31, 2023 Special In-Person Event! Walk with Me: Loving Steps on the Dementia Journey

Presented by:
Carolyn Cook
Carolyn Cook has spent the last twelve years learning about dementia as she and her siblings navigated their mother’s dementia care. She participated in the 2015 Memory Bridge Training Retreat, a five-day intensive program leading to positive, meaningful dementia relationships. Carolyn co-developed and performed Blackberry Winter, a play by Steve Yockey about a woman whose mother has Alzheimer’s disease, co-produced by Out of Hand Theater and Actor’s Express, and has chronicled her experiences with dementia care in her blog, Lifelong Metamorphoses. An Atlanta theater veteran, Carolyn has worked with Seven Stages, Horizon Theatre, Actor’s Express, Theatrical Outfit, the Alliance Theatre, Georgia Shakespeare, and Theater Emory, and is the founder and artistic director of Atlanta-based Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream), a professional theater company that brings French language and Francophone culture to life on the American stage. She is honored to team with Ann McSweeney, CEU Creations, and Essential Theatre to bring you this production of Walk With Me.
Anne McSweeney, LCSW, President of CEU Creations
Anne McSweeney, LCSW, President of CEU Creations, has a diverse background in medical social work, education, and community relations. With a social work career that spans over two decades, she has been planning continuing education trainings for over 17 years. Anne founded CEU Creations in 2010 to transform the CE landscape. Her goal is to provide innovative trainings that keep the learner engaged, connect the learner with community resources/companies (which in turn, allows for the CEs to be more affordable) and ultimately change best practices and outcomes. Prior to founding CEU Creations, she practiced medical social work for over eight years – working primarily with the geriatric population in home health, hospice, and dialysis. In 2015, she was appointed to the Fulton County Commission on Elderly Affairs where she served for five years as an advocate for seniors in Fulton County. She has also served on the boards of The Aimee Copeland Foundation, The Atlanta Senior Care Network Niche and Ageless Interaction.