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Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist
Geriatric Physical Therapy Thought Leader
Ã¢Â€Â¢	President, Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy (APTA Geriatrics)

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Past President, Delaware Physical Therapy Association (APTA Delaware) 

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Additional appointed or elected positions in 
        o	American Physical Therapy Association
        o	APTA Geriatrics
        o	APTA Delaware

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association  

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Additional awards including:
        o	Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award (APTA)
        o	Joe Lucca Service Award (APTA Delaware)
        o	Lucy Blair Service Award (APTA)
        o	Joan Mills Award (APTA Geriatrics)
        o	Clinical Educators Award (APTA Geriatrics)

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist since 1996 

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Certified Dementia Practitioner, Certified Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer 

Ã¢Â€Â¢	32 years clinical and academic teaching experience
        o	Former faculty University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy
        o	Former Instructor/ Guest Lecturer/Lab Instructor at multiple universities including: Drexel University, Temple University, AT Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences, Widener University, Rocky Mountain University

Ã¢Â€Â¢	National speaker 
        o	Dementia
        o	Exercise for aging adults
        o	Falls and fall risk mediation
        o	Person-Centered Care

Ã¢Â€Â¢	Author: 
        o	Ciolek CH, Lee SY. (2019) Ã¢Â€ÂœCognitive Issues in the Older AdultÃ¢Â€Â. Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO. 
        o	Ciolek CH (2016) Ã¢Â€ÂœRestraint AssessmentÃ¢Â€Â and Ã¢Â€ÂœThe Older Adult With Multiple ComorbiditiesÃ¢Â€Â. Geriatric Physical Therapy; A Case Study Approach, McGraw Hill, New York, NY.
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