TEEPA SNOW

“Dementia doesn’t rob someone of their dignity; it’s our reaction to them that does.”

Teepa Snow MS, OTR/L, FAOTA is one of the world’s leading advocates and educators on the topic of dementia or other forms of brain change. She is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her philosophy is reflective of her education, work experience, medical research, and first-hand caregiving experiences. Her advocacy efforts led her to the development of the GEMS® State of Brain Change, a model for understanding the different brain changes that are associated with dementia as well as the brain plasticity experienced by neurotypical individuals. Teepa also created the Snow Approach™ training strategies - effective techniques for anyone seeking to optimize care and support for those living with brain change. As the Education Director of Eastern North Carolina’s Alzheimer’s Association, she also helped to create the nation’s award-winning DVD entitled Accepting the Challenge: Providing the Best Care for People with Dementia. Her user-friendly approaches provide guidance and leadership to international efforts to promote best practices in care.

Teepa’s company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC™), was founded in 2007 and is now collaborating to improve dementia care in over thirty countries worldwide. PAC provides online and in-person services, training, and products to professionals, family members, the lay public, and people living with brain change.

In 2022, Teepa founded Snow Approach Foundation, a nonprofit organization based near her home in Hillsborough, NC, whose purpose is to foster the development of a neurodiverse, inclusive community through access to information, services, and support.

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