Coping with Caregiving Skill Building Week Three 1 Week 3 - PDF document

Coping with Caregiving Skill Building Week Three 1 Week 3 Review home practice Defining challenging behaviors Explore techniques to integrate into care 2 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 1

An out-of-character response. A symptom of a disease. A form of communication Refusing assistance Restlessness Depression with personal care Agitation Social withdrawal Sleep disturbance Anxiety Aggression Sundowning Repetition Paranoia Shadowing Wandering Irritability Disinhibition 3 Identifying a behavior how to respond or felt you could have responded differently? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________________ 4 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 2

4 ways to cope with challenging behaviors 1. Personal Preferences 2. Positive Approach to Care 3. Communication skills 4. Get a break-respite 5 Personal Preferences 1. Temperature:_________________________________ 2. Tactile : ______________________________________ 3. Sounds: _____________________________________ 4. Smells: _______________________________________ 5. Tastes: ________________________________________ 6. Personal space: _______________________________________ 6 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 3

Positive physical approach Announce yourself and greet Offer handshake Supportive stance 7 Communication Strategies 1. Focus on re-assurance 2. Share few/no details 3. Keep it brief 4. Share information in the moment 5. Repeat your question or instruction multiple times 8 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 4

Taking Action What is your line in the sand? What is your action plan? How will you deal with the fog? 9 Visual mindfulness break 10 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 5

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23 Home Practice Read article: The Trauma and Complicated Grief of Ambiguous Loss, by Pauline Boss Week 3: Building Skill through practice 24 Coping with Caregiving, Week 3 12

Week 3: Positive Physical Approach Content adapted from the Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach method. Educational content used with permission and the techniques, strategies and overall approach to care created and developed by Positive Approach, LLC. www.teepasnow.com. GEMS™ and POSITIVE APPROACH™ are trademarks of Positive Approach™, LLC. Coping with Caregiving, Week 3

Home Practice—Week 3: Building Skill through Practice This week we focused on: 1. Personal preferences and their importance 2. Communication Strategies 3. Positive Physical Approach and Hand Under Hand 4. Mindfulness exercises, walking away, taking a breath Try using one of these tools to address a challenging situation: • Describe the challenging situation: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ • How did it go? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ • Did it make a difference? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Coping with Caregiving, Week 3