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Course Description

Focuses on strategies caregivers can use to safely and appropriately prevent escalation of responsive behaviours of older adults with dementia. Students will learn to differentiate between environmental, programming based and care-giving interventions. The course will include a variety of interactive application activities. Students will practice selecting the interventions to apply in high vs low risk situations, in residential and in community-care settings. The impact, of building and sustaining relationships, with the entire care team, on intervention strategies, will be emphasized. Finally, students will learn why and how to document incidences of responsive behaviour.

Prerequisites

None

Equivalents

None

Course Hours

18

Credit Value

1

Applies to the following Programs

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Section Title
Effective Non-pharmacological Interventions for Responsive Behaviours
Type
OntarioLearn
Dates
Aug 01, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
Instruction Method
Online  
Registration
Fee
Domestic Student non-credit $305.60
Credit Value
1 credits
Withdraw with Refund (less $20 holdback) before
Aug 08, 2024
Transfer before
Aug 16, 2024
Withdraw (no refund) between
Aug 08, 2024 to Sep 09, 2024
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