Assessments and Interventions for Wandering

This module focuses on wandering as a behavioural symptom of dementia. We explore assessment tools and interventions specific to this responsive behaviour.

This module is part of the course(s):
Suitable for people working in:
All care settings
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Online module

  • Tier
    Foundational
  • Module 2
  • Completion time
    40 mins
  • Module duration
    1 week
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers
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Module Overview

About this Module

You'll build on your knowledge of dementia and responsive behaviours and learn about tools designed to assess wandering behaviour. You will also learn about interventions that may help to keep the person with dementia who wanders safe throughout the course of their day.

Prerequisites

Before undertaking this module you will need to complete the following:

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, staff should be able to:

  • Describe the characteristics and impacts of dementia-related wandering.
  • Identify how to accurately assess a person’s wandering behaviour.
  • Identify appropriate evidence-based interventions to implement in community-based care.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for a person with wandering behaviour.

Module Details

Continuing Professional Development

A completion certificate for CPD credit is awarded upon successful completion of this module.

Acknowledgements

The Walking Safely course was developed by Assoc Professor Margaret MacAndrew, Yvonne Wilkinson, Professor Elizabeth Beattie, Sandra Jeavons, and Elizabeth Miles at Queensland University of Technology. The authors would like to thank the Advisory Committee for their invaluable contribution to the development of this resource.

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Version history

  • Published: 24 Jan 2022
  • Updated: 12 Jul 2024
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