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