Tailored Care For Misunderstood Behavior Of People Living With Dementia

When people are diagnosed with dementia, and even in the lead onto this, not only has their cognition changed. We often also see changes in behavior, mood, and even in personality. This is one of the biggest challenges for them and everyone who cares for them. Family members struggle how to respond to this changed person, and professionals are often challenged by behaviors that disrupt their interaction. In English these symptoms are refered to as neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. They include depressive feelings, wandering, and agitation, amongst other things. In Dutch we use a more accurate and easily understandable term, which translates to 'Misunderstood Behavior'.

This term leads us away from the cycle that dementia leads to this behavior and thus nothing can be done. It enables us to look into and address the cause. There is so much more possible if we adopt this perspective. In this course, I share the basics of many wonderful methodologies that will make it easier to care for or be around a person with dementia - amongst them Namaste Care, Spaced Retrieval, Function-Focused Care, and Mindfulness. The theory of the methodologies is illustrated with many examples and translated into practices, including meditations and journaling.

Reviews

Working with Dementia IS an amazing spiritual adventure. Eva’s work here is well-placed and useful, offering tools and benefits to those cared and loved and those caring and loving.

A must for anyone who is caring for a loved one with dementia

I was surprised and gladdened to see a course on dementia care here on IT. This course has several approaches to care for the person with dementia. I learned she also has a course around the caregiver specifically which is what I need most. I need to find out about how others experience grief as they watch their loved one decline in functioning in memory. Each visit feels like a loss. I think I am just preparing myself or am highly sensitive. Thank you for this course. A retired nurse and my mother's caregiver. She resides in assisted living and is on hospice. Thank you.

Excellent, very practical ways to improve caregiving for both the caregiver and person with dementia.

Rare course for people who care for or even just care about others who live with dementia. It was helpful for understanding and being with my mom. 🙏🏻