A Loving Approach to Dementia Care--13.75 NAB hours
Product Description
APPROVED FOR 13.75 NAB/NCERS CREDIT HOURS
INTRODUCTORY PRICE!! ONLY $125.00 until September 15th!!
Newly published book! April 2011 Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however. They need the guidance this book provides to overcome caregiving obstacles and cultivate more meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.
Laura Wayman's program of care emphasizes communication, affirmative response, and empowerment—transforming the caregiving process from a burden into a fulfilling journey. Her true stories of caregiving illustrate the principles of this loving approach, giving readers essential tools for connecting with people who have dementia.
In addition to offering valuable lessons on how to provide the best possible care, Wayman urges caregivers not to neglect themselves: take care of yourself so you will have physical and mental energy to share with your loved one. The practical tips included here will help you balance your own needs with those of your loved one, creating a more positive experience for you both.
A Loving Approach to Dementia Care is a special guide, filled with respect, calmness, creativity—and love.
Objectives: 1. Learn how to develop a trusting relationship and provide a dignified and respectful atmosphere. 2. Understand how patients with dementia will try to access feelings from past memories that give him or her a sense of value, joy and security. 3. Learn how to use the affirmative response method, which reaffirms the feelings and language from the person’s past as if they were happening now. 4. Learn how dementia affects a persons abilities and how these changes allow the caregiver to have realistic expectations of what tasks the person can process and handle. 5. Understand how dementia can cause paranoia, including misperceptions or hallucinations about family members, old friends, and even strangers. 6. Practice new ways of reacting to behaviors. 7. Identify techniques to apply the affirmative response method of communication through flexible approaches and creative thinking. 8. Apply the appropriate approaches, such as, modifying the environment, modifying behavior, and medication usage. 9. Learn how to handle challenges when providing personal care, such as bathing and grooming, that will cultivate more peaceful, cooperative interactions with care recipients. 10. Understand what community resources are available. 11. Learn about guilt and how this affects caregivers. 12. Explore how we experience tragedy and grief. Learn the stages of the grieving process.
INTRODUCTORY PRICE!! ONLY $125.00 until September 15th!!
Newly published book! April 2011 Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however. They need the guidance this book provides to overcome caregiving obstacles and cultivate more meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.
Laura Wayman's program of care emphasizes communication, affirmative response, and empowerment—transforming the caregiving process from a burden into a fulfilling journey. Her true stories of caregiving illustrate the principles of this loving approach, giving readers essential tools for connecting with people who have dementia.
In addition to offering valuable lessons on how to provide the best possible care, Wayman urges caregivers not to neglect themselves: take care of yourself so you will have physical and mental energy to share with your loved one. The practical tips included here will help you balance your own needs with those of your loved one, creating a more positive experience for you both.
A Loving Approach to Dementia Care is a special guide, filled with respect, calmness, creativity—and love.
Objectives: 1. Learn how to develop a trusting relationship and provide a dignified and respectful atmosphere. 2. Understand how patients with dementia will try to access feelings from past memories that give him or her a sense of value, joy and security. 3. Learn how to use the affirmative response method, which reaffirms the feelings and language from the person’s past as if they were happening now. 4. Learn how dementia affects a persons abilities and how these changes allow the caregiver to have realistic expectations of what tasks the person can process and handle. 5. Understand how dementia can cause paranoia, including misperceptions or hallucinations about family members, old friends, and even strangers. 6. Practice new ways of reacting to behaviors. 7. Identify techniques to apply the affirmative response method of communication through flexible approaches and creative thinking. 8. Apply the appropriate approaches, such as, modifying the environment, modifying behavior, and medication usage. 9. Learn how to handle challenges when providing personal care, such as bathing and grooming, that will cultivate more peaceful, cooperative interactions with care recipients. 10. Understand what community resources are available. 11. Learn about guilt and how this affects caregivers. 12. Explore how we experience tragedy and grief. Learn the stages of the grieving process.
