Understand the needs of people with advanced dementia, and how to better support them.
Behavioural changes are not uncommon for someone in dementia and can sometimes be seen as a sign or symptom. But there are things we can do to help and support the person, their carers and loved ones. We will explore what is happening to the brain, why a person with dementia may display repetitive behaviours, and learn about how we can help support someone who may be displaying distressed behaviours.
What you'll learn.
- Aggressive behaviours
- Sexual behaviours
- Behaviours that challenge us as individuals
- Emotional behaviours
- Memory orientation difficulties
- Therapeutic techniques for responding to behaviours
- Improved communication techniques
- Behaviour tracking and analysis
Who is Understanding and Responding to Distressed Behaviours Course for?
Anyone who supports someone living with dementia. This could be in elderly care settings, hospital settings, or even at home.
What are the learning outcomes?
- Delegates will learn therapeutic ways we can help an individual meet their needs in a less distressed way and learn to recognise the stages of escalation.
- Empathic responses are an essential part of responding to distressed behaviours, so we will provide skills, techniques, and top tips on how to effectively communicate with someone who is having behaviours.
- An understanding of what is happening to the brain due to dementia and how these impacts on the individuals’ behaviours and the way they perceive the new world around them.
- The importance of documenting, tracking and analysing behaviour within dementia.
- Understand how memory orientation works in dementia.
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