Webinars
Description
Explore how taking on the role of “Dementia Detective” can help with understanding dementia related responsive behaviors as a way of communicating for someone with dementia. Through the stages of the disease, we will discover how dementia impacts a person’s ability to communicate, and how to shift your communication strategies using a detective lens. With this new view on communication, we will learn to reframe how responsive behaviors from those with dementia can be seen as a way of communication. Through real-life case examples, participants will acquire detective strategies to meet the needs of those with dementia.
This workshop is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners. Though it will be helpful to have a basic understanding of how dementia affects a person, the fundamentals of Alzheimer’s and other dementias will be briefly discussed.
About the Instructor:
Lisa Fagan Walts, MSW, LICSW, CDP, CMDCP, graduated from BU School of Social Work Master’s Program with a primary interest in addressing the unique needs of older adults with cognitive impairment and related neurological disorders. She specializes in advocating for and supporting people with dementia, and in working with and educating their families to better understand and communicate effectively with their loved ones. She brings deep experience in training long-term care staff on person-centered care, as well as educating the public, medical professionals and first responders about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Objectives
- Define the stages and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.
- Understand how the parts of the brain are affected by various forms of dementia.
- Recognize, detect and understand responsive behaviors as expressions of an unmet need.
- Identify effective communication strategies.
- Critically apply appropriate strategies for detecting and responding to behaviors using case examples.
Course Outline
Agenda to follow.
Course Policies
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