The Dementia Sessions
Unlock the Behavioural Secrets to Managing Dressing & Grooming Issues Caused By Dementia
Understanding the cause of distress can help carers improve quality of life for the person living with dementia and for themselves. This session explores behaviour-driven approaches to dressing and grooming routines.
What's Included In The Course?
What you'll get:
- Expert Guidance Learn from experienced professionals who understand the unique challenges of dementia.
- Practical Techniques Gain hands-on skills that can be applied to improve your caregiving.
- Compassionate Care Discover how to provide care that respects the dignity and comfort of the person you care for.
Format: Online video tutorial, structured for carers to work through at their own pace.
What you'll learn
- How dementia can affect dressing and grooming
- Effective behavioural strategies
- Maintaining identity and dignity
- Providing choice and independence
- How to manage distressed behaviours
- How to create support networks
Understanding the behaviour in context
Why dressing and grooming may become difficult or distressing
Behaviour should be understood in the context of the individual. Life experience, physical and emotional state, communication skills and the way the environment meets a person's needs can all be relevant. Difficulties during personal care can be distressing for both the person and their caregivers, so support should be tailored rather than based on a single assumed cause.
Behaviour, cues and routines
Dementia can affect how a person recognises environmental cues and follows a familiar sequence of steps. Observing what happens before, during and after a routine can help carers identify patterns, obstacles and possible triggers.
Communication, choice and identity
PACT's personal-care work found that how a request was phrased could change the person's experience. Asking for help, offering meaningful choices and avoiding direct instructions may support dignity, control and independence. Personal appearance can also be important to identity and self-esteem.
Individualised practical support
Practical support may include making clothing easier to manage, making relevant items and cues easier to recognise, breaking a routine into manageable steps and allowing the person to do as much as possible for themselves. Any approach should reflect the person's abilities, preferences, history and environment.
All of our courses in The Dementia Sessions are designed to teach:
- An enhanced understanding of dementia — the different symptoms and stages
- Insight as to why people might act in certain ways
- Strategies for how to react in the moment
- Practical examples
- Proactive strategies to reduce distress in the future
From communication tips to behaviour management techniques, carers learn ways to improve the quality of life of those they care for.
Course Testimonials
“Excellent content. Thank you”
Dressing & Grooming learner feedback
“Lots of really good tips and advice to pass onto carers I support”
Dressing & Grooming learner feedback
You can foster a peaceful, stress-free environment for a person living with dementia!
The Dementia Sessions teach simple & effective behavioural techniques that can help provide person-centred individualised care.
Maintain Identity
Support personal appearance in a way that recognises the person's identity, preferences and self-esteem.
Choice & Independence
Encourage choice and autonomy while providing the support needed during dressing and grooming routines.
Individualised Support
Understand possible causes of distress and respond to the person's individual needs and context.
Presented by Behaviour Analyst Dr. Emma Williams
Behavioural guidance for all carers
The Dementia Sessions are designed to teach all carers about important behavioural guidance, provide advice on why different behaviours might happen and explain how to support positive outcomes. Dr. Emma shares techniques that can help reduce distressed behaviours and enhance person-centred care, leading to improved quality of life for both the caregiver and the person living with dementia.
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Who is this course for?
This course is designed for caregivers, both professional staff and family members, who are looking after someone living with dementia. It is also beneficial for anyone interested in understanding dementia-related behaviours.
What will I learn from this course?
You will learn to understand the causes of distressed behaviour shown by people living with dementia whilst dressing & grooming, how to effectively manage these behaviours & meet their individualised needs. The course provides practical strategies and expert knowledge to improve your caregiving skills.
How can I find out about this session?
Explore The Dementia Sessions, see the three-session bundle, or contact PACT for current availability and pricing.