Challenging Behaviors and the Dementia Patient

Breakfast: 8 am

Presentation & Q&A: 8:30-10 am

RSVP to Golden Pond by June 6 at 508 435-1250

Sleep disturbances… resistance to care… suspiciousness… sundowning… hoarding… rummaging… These challenging behaviors can be frustrating, frightening, and exhausting for families and caregivers of dementia and alzheimers patients.

But there are effective, gentle methods for dealing with such behaviors. Through presentations, case studies and discussion, this event will help you develop some of the skills needed to achieve better
outcomes with dementia patients. Learn:

• Common behavior symptoms exhibited by dementia patients
• Environmental cues that trigger challenging behaviors
• How to tweak an environment to reduce challenging behaviors
• Troubleshoot your relationship with dementia patients
• Choose and evaluate caregivers for dementia patients

Meet the Presenters
Claire Henry, M.Ed., CDP, is well known in the elder care community for advocacy on behalf of clients with dementia, and for providing specialized services to dementia clients and their families.  Additionally, she has worked with organizations and facilities that serve this population by designing programs and developing specialized training courses. Ms. Henry is a master’s level clinician and a Certified Dementia Practitioner working with elders for over twenty years. She is the principle of Caring Resources of Norwood, MA, specializing in dementia care solutions. (CaringResourcesInfo.wordpress.com)

Deborah Bier, PhD, has helped individuals with significant physical or psychological disabilities and their families for over 20 years. She understands the impact that one person’s chronic or degenerative disease creates for the entire family, and utilizes a wide range of innovative approaches to help reduce their stress, and reconnect them living again. Dr. Bier has a doctorate in therapeutic counseling. She is a director of Caring Companion Connections headquartered in Concord, MA, a groundbreaking home care agency (www.CaringCompanion.Net).

This event offers CEU's for Social Workers and is free of charge.