This course is designed to equip caregivers with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage behavioural changes in elderly clients or family members with dementia. Through understanding the underlying causes of these changes and learning appropriate communication and de-escalation techniques, caregivers will be better prepared to provide compassionate and effective care.
Audience
1. Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs)
2. Home and family caregivers
3. Volunteers interested to care for the elderly
4. General Public
Learning Outcomes
Understand basic age related physical, health and cognitive changes and deficits, e.g. dementia in the elderly and the impact on the elderly.Â
Recognise behavioural change associated with organic diseases, e.g. dementia.Â
Understand how the impact of the challenging behaviour from the care recipient can lead to stress and conflict and affect the psychological well-being of family members, care workers and migrant domestic worker.Â
Identify potential triggers for challenging behaviours.Â
Demonstrate appropriate responses to react to the care recipient’s challenging behaviour.Â
Communicate the reasons for the care recipient’s behavioural changes to family members and agree to review care plans where appropriate.Â
The course will cover age-related cognitive changes, identify potential triggers for challenging behaviours, and teach practical strategies for managing and responding to these behaviours.