Severe Behaviour Change: Understanding Your Impact
Learn about why behaviour changes happen, the impact of your communication on the person and more helpful communication strategies you can use to avoid escalation.
Suitable for people working in:
All care settings
Overview
About this Course
Have you ever felt overwhelmed when a person living with dementia’s behaviour escalates and they become distressed, frustrated, angry and aggressive towards you or others. It can be difficult to know what to do to help them. Sometimes it feels like what you do only makes their behaviour more severe. This can be distressing for both the person living with dementia and you. In this short session, we'll learn about why these behaviour changes happen, the impact of your communication on the person and more helpful communication strategies you can use to avoid escalation. By understanding what's going on, we can help to reduce distress for both the person and you.
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Look at some things you can do to understand why a person responds with behaviour change and what you can do to prevent these situations happening again in the future.
This online course is designed for first responders to gain a better understanding of dementia including common symptoms and how dementia affects the brain and behaviour.
This module provides an overview of the communication changes usually experienced by people living with dementia and explains some simple strategies to help you communicate effectively with them when they are in your care.
