Dementia and Behaviour (23923) - Index

Total Topic Time: 2 hours

Segment 1 Introduction (8:04 mins)

• What is dementia and behaviour?
• What causes difficult or unwanted behaviours
• What causes non-reversable dementia
• What the behaviour is telling you
• The effects of behaviour and how to help a person

Segment 2 Types of behaviour (12:14 mins)

• Types of dementia-related behaviour
• What causes wandering?
• How to manage wandering
• How to prevent wandering

Segment 3 Aggression (11:56 mins)

• Types of aggression
• Causes of aggression
• How to manage aggression
• Dealing with aggression

Segment 4 Rummaging and hoarding (7:22 mins)

• Why a person rummages and hoards
• What causes a person to rummage and hoard
• What can help a person
• How to manage rummaging and hoarding

Segment 5 Repetitive behaviour and vocalisation (10:13 mins)

• What is repetitive behaviour?
• What is vocalisation?
• What causes these behaviours?
• How to manage the behaviours

Segment 6 Catastrophic reactions and sundowning (10:04 mins)

• What are catastrophic reactions, the causes and how to manage them
• What is sundowning, the causes and how to manage it

Segment 7 Sexually inappropriate behaviour (4:58 mins)

• Why does sexually inappropriate behaviour occur?
• What causes sexually inappropriate behaviour?
• How to manage sexually inappropriate behaviour

Segment 8 Triggers for behaviour (7:22 mins)

• How changes in the brain affect behaviour
• Communication
• Loss of choice
• The environment
• Sensory issues
• Anxiety

Segment 9 Triggers for behaviour (cont.) (6:51 mins)

• Health and medications
• Self-esteem and dignity
• Independence
• Service limitations
• Cultural factors
• Delivery of care

Segment 10 Steps for managing behaviour (13:10 mins)

• Defining the problem
• How to look for triggers
• What can make behaviour worse?
• What can make the behaviour better?

Segment 11 Strategies for change (13:38 mins)

• What is the PIECES acronym?
• How an Activity Plan can help
• How to avoid triggers
• How different strategies can help

Segment 12 How to use strategies for managing behaviour (11:23 mins)

• What you need to support a person
• Strategies for a positive response
• Using spoken language to good effect
• Showing you care through body language
• How to build positive relationships
• How to “be” with a person