Teepa Snow, Dementia Expert, on Challenging Behaviors

Coping with Challenging Behaviors– It’s How You Do What You Do that Makes a Difference! TeepaSnow.com © 2010 Teepa Snow . All rights reserved. Use only with permission. Presentation at Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County sponsored Dementia and Alzheimer’s event, March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA.

What behaviors are we talking about? ,[object Object]

What Are the Most Common Issues That Come Up??? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Do These Things Happen? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Might These Things NOT Happen? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Makes ‘STUFF’ Happen? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Can YOU Control? OR NOT! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

For your persons with problem behaviors… What are the behaviors that ‘ challenge ’ you?

But the REAL question should be… Is this behavior dangerous ?

Does this behavior create danger for the person or others in the setting? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THEN… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to Help with Dangerous Behaviors? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Building Caregiver Skills & Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Do They Do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Should You Do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why will they do them? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Brain atrophy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Memory Loss ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Understanding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Impulse & Emotional Control ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Self-Care Skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Factors to Assess… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Progression of Cognitive Loss ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Give information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Encourage Engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Factors & Changes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Aids ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Aids ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Daily Routines & Client-Centered Programming ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

To Intervene… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Then… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Is it really a problem? … A danger ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Explore all of the following - ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Re-look at the problematic challenging behavior… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Make a PLAN! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implement your plan! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© 2010 Teepa Snow . All rights reserved. Use only with permission. Presentation at Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County sponsored Dementia and Alzheimer’s event, March 22, 2010, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Rosa, CA.

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