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Problem-Solving Challenging Behaviors in Dementia from Leigh Odom

Problem-Solving Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Person-Centered, Non-Pharmacologic Intervention Plans You Can Use the Next day from Leigh Odom

Faculty:Leigh Odom

Duration:6 Hours 11 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : Problem-Solving Challenging Behaviors in Dementia from Leigh Odom

Outline:

Dementia: Major Neurocognitive Disorders (MND)

Cognitive and psychological changes
DSM-5® diagnostic criteria
Etiologies of dementia
Changes in dementia care

”Unpacking” Behaviors in Dementia: Case Examples

Manifestation, Causes and Management Strategies
- Aggression
  - Verbal – Screaming, cursing
  - Physical – Hitting, scratching, grabbing
- Nonaggression
  - Verbal – Repetitive questioning, disagreeing
  - Physical – Wandering, pacing, hoarding, rummaging, hiding, voiding, shadowing, resistance
- Affect-Mood – Anxiety, depression, irritability, apathy
- Thought and perception – Hallucinations, delusions
- Vegetative symptoms – Sleep disturbances, sexuality, appetite

Behavior Management Plan Development

A Comprehensive Step-By-Step Guide with Worksheets and Checklists
- Explicitly describe the behavior
- Assess impact of cognition, emotion, medical status, personal history on behavior
- Identify the cause of the behavior
- Interventions to address causes of behaviors
  - Environmental changes
  - Communication changes
  - Schedule changes
  - Medical changes
  - Staff changes
- Write a thorough behavior intervention plan for the entire care team
- Evaluate the success of the behavior management plan or reasons for failure

Write a Behavior Management Plan: Case Examples

Group activity using case examples
Situations that you encounter on a regular basis
Apply your knowledge and leave with a behavior plan in place

Improve Communication with the Person with Dementia

Verbal communication strategies
Nonverbal communication strategies
Environmental modifications to enhance communication
Role play communication strategies

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Impact on dementia care
Causes, signs and symptoms
Prevention/remediation strategies to renew your passion!

Description:

This recording has been designed specifically for you, the frontline dementia care professional who is providing the best care possible to dementia patients living with moderate-severe stages. They display complex and challenging behaviors, like agitation, hitting, screaming, wandering, delusion, resistance and withdrawal.

Persons with dementia need increasing support that is provided in a way that communicates friendship, compassion and dignity. However, those of us in a support role experience first-hand the frustration, disappointment and even anger that accompanies the day-to-day responsibilities of dementia caregiving – often leading to burnout due to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of patients and feelings of failure. That is not the personal level of care you sought to give others while in school.

Avoid the real potential consequence of failed behavior management in your dementia care – join Leigh Odom, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CDP, CADDCT and learn evidence-based non-pharmacologic treatments and person-centered strategies to minimize the effects of dementia behaviors. Watch and come away with:

A systematic approach to developing individualized behavior plans that are more likely to work the first time
Methods to accurately identify common causes and manifestations of challenging behaviors
Management strategies to directly target the trigger causing the undesired behavior
Communication strategies to use with persons with dementia as a behavior management strategy
Strategies to manage the potential consequences of compassion fatigue and burnout

Developing person-centered behavior plans in dementia care results in higher quality care, increased quality of life for the patient and decreased provider burnout. For your benefit and that of your patients, register today and get the dementia care training to be a better problem-solver!

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