Adapting the environment

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Understanding “challenging behaviours”

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Welcome to "Understanding 'challenging behaviours'"!

  • Before you begin! Course introduction. 1

MODULE ONE: What are "challenging behaviours"?

  • Understanding "challenging behaviours"
  • Resistive and distressed behaviours
  • "I want to go home"
  • When a person with dementia wants to go home - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When a person with dementia wants to go home - How to respond
  • Untruths and accusations
  • When someone with dementia accuses you of stealing - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When someone with dementia accuses you of stealing - How to respond
  • Walking and dementia
  • When a person with dementia wants to go for a walk - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When a person with dementia wants to go for a walk - How to respond
  • Loss of inhibitions
  • Changes in personality
  • When a person with dementia is anxious - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When a person with dementia is anxious - How to respond
  • Module One Quiz

MODULE TWO: Six pieces of the puzzle to understand "challenging behaviours"

  • Understanding the puzzle
  • Piece of the puzzle - The person
  • Values - Exercise
  • Piece of the puzzle - Wellness, health and fitness
  • Piece of the puzzle - Brain changes
  • Piece of the puzzle - People, stakeholders and us
  • How we can leave a person with dementia feeling - Common mistakes to avoid
  • How we can leave a person with dementia feeling - How to respond
  • Piece of the puzzle - The environment
  • Piece of the puzzle - Time
  • Module Two Quiz

MODULE THREE: Meeting the person with dementia's needs

  • Physical needs
  • When someone with dementia is in pain - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When someone with dementia is in pain - How to respond
  • Emotional needs
  • Meeting emotional needs for a person living with dementia - A common mistake to avoid
  • Meeting emotional needs for a person living with dementia - How to respond
  • Spiritual needs
  • Sexuality and intimacy needs
  • Adapting our communication
  • Adapting the environment
  • Positive Physical Approach®
  • Our approach to someone living with dementia - Common mistakes to avoid
  • Our approach to someone living with dementia - How to respond
  • Hand-Under-Hand technique®
  • Visual and verbal regard - Role-plays
  • Assistive technologies to support dementia
  • Adapting an activity to keep it simple - Exercise
  • Walking in their shoes
  • Module Three Quiz

Congratulations!

  • Completion certificate

Additional Resources

  • "How I walk alongside someone with dementia"
  • Additional resources
  • References