The challenges and Working with people with dementia can cause frustration and overwhelm. You worry because your clients’ needs aren’t clearly communicated and There is a better way for you to reach them.
Jennifer McKeown – Aging Brain, Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
- Transform your relationships with clients and Engage them in meaningful activities
- Avoid anxiety and agitation. and Other behavioral factors and Psychological symptoms
- Preventative treatments and medications and Side-effects explored
- To maximize family support, work with them and improve care
- Sex and In dementia, sexual identity is important and Alzheimer’s Patients – What you need to know about them!
The challenges and Working with dementia patients can cause you to feel overwhelmed. You worry because your clients’ needs aren’t clearly communicated and You need a better method to reach them. Difficult behaviors like agitation and Anxiety can often prevent you from providing care. Interventions and techniques that worked yesterday, don’t work today. Even more, you need to work with patients and Their spouses about uncomfortable personal issues such as sex and sexuality that they didn’t teach you about at school.
As a licensed mental health counselor and Director of Social Work in a skilled nursing facility Jennifer McKeown Has spent the past decade immersed in the Alzheimer’s and dementia field. Through her work with hundreds dementia patients and She has the ability to help their families.-on skills, techniques, and Answer your questions and find the solutions to your problems and Give the best possible care.
Join Jennifer As she guides you through the basics of what works and what doesn’t with geriatric patients facing Alzheimer’s Disease and Other forms of dementia. Better able and able assess, evaluate and return to your practice and Effectively intervene in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and aggression and Other behavioral factors and There are psychological signs of dementia. Increase your knowledge about medications and preventative therapies and Their impact-These effects can have a significant impact on the health of older patients. You will leave with new tools that can overcome communication problems and A game plan to maximize client support in partnership avec caregivers and Families.
Practical and understandable, Jennifer’s animated and You will be drawn into the dark nature of dementia through interactive delivery. and Leave you feeling empowered and You are eager to learn new skills!
Don’t wait, sign up for this multifaceted seminar today!
The following are the key benefits of attending
- Communication tools that transform your interactions and relationships with clients and Engage them in meaningful activity.
- Sidestep problem behaviors – identify and Learn the causes of hallucinations and delusions. and anxiety.
- Up-To-Date behavioral interventions to manage agitation and elopement, reduce risks, and You can adapt your treatment to the changing disease.
- Learn how to manage sex and With dementia, sexual identity and confidence and sensitivity.
- Tips and Partnership strategies with families to improve care
- You can distinguish between different types dementias by correctly identifying each type. and These differences can have a significant impact on diagnosis and prognosis.
- Select an approach to evaluation and assess depression, delirium, hallucinations, and Other behavioral disorders in demented patients
- Use journaling, aromatherapy and touch to get started and Other research-You can make informed decisions in your treatment plan for anxiety and depression and Clients with dementia may experience agitation.
- Use these tips to increase support for your clients and Collaboration strategies that foster collaboration and Encourage the formation of a therapeutic alliance between families. and improve care.
- Analyze pertinent and Inappropriate sexual behavior in relationships with someone who has dementia and Know when and How to evaluate consentability
- Learn more about the ethics of dementia by taking a look at an in-depth look at end-Of-Life issues and elder abuse and You will be able correlate how the ethics and dying impact the client and the clinician. and Their family.
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- Diagnosis, Prognosis and Pharmacological Treatment
- Different types of dementia and pseudo-Alzheimer’s
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Diagnosis and Prognosis
- Stages/Presentation
- Risk factors/Genetics
- Assessment tools
- Medications and Side-effects explored
- Current medications
- Preventative Treatments
- Innovative Approaches can bridge the communication gap
- Traditional communication is replaced with behaviors
- Person-centered: Gathering beliefs and Values
- Tips for communicating effectively with patients suffering from dementia
- The meaning of the gesture is important
- How to avoid arguments
- What are some questions you should ask? and What to ask?
- Connecting meaningful activities
- Music and Memory
- Photo books and boxes
- Postcards and Other innovative tools
- Behavioral and Triggers for Psychological Symptoms and Intervention Techniques
- Depression and Anxiety
- Journaling
- Music and Memory
- Aromatherapy
- Agitation – Triggers, pain and care planning
- Music
- Aromatherapy
- Bright light therapy
- Beliefs and Hallucinations
- Possible causes and There are complications
- Wandering is a stress relieving activity
- Elopement -reducing risks and Action steps
- As the disease progresses, adapt!
- Depression and Anxiety
- Families as members of the Care Team: Work with caregivers
- Family dynamics
- Normalizing change
- Validation, empathy and active listening
- Families can receive 1:1 counseling
- Preventive grief counseling
- Caregiver self-Assessment scale
- Caregiver burnout and Where can I get help?
- Sex and Intimacy and Sexual Identity in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Sexual manifestation and Expression
- Dementia and marital sex
- Assessment tools to assess consentability
- Sexual expressiveness and Interventions for dignity
- LGBTQ Culture
- Be ready to help others and competencies
- SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ Elders
- The Ethics of Dementia
- End of life questions
- Power of Attorney
- Elder abuse
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
