Understanding Behaviour that Challenges in Dementia Care
Free online training | Thursday 18th June | 10am–12pm BST
Behaviour that challenges in dementia care is rarely about difficult people — it’s about unmet needs, unrecognised distress, and responses that can accidentally make things worse.
This two-hour training session explores what drives challenging behaviour in dementia care and how we can respond in ways that reduce distress rather than escalate it.
What we’ll cover:
- Why behaviour is communication — and what it’s trying to tell us
- How the brain responds under threat and what that looks like in practice
- The Six Pieces of the Puzzle — a practical thinking tool for understanding what’s driving distress
- Sexual advances and explicit behaviour — what’s really happening and how to respond
- Hallucinations — how to reduce fear without arguing with reality
Delivered by Alison Watson-Shields, Independent PAC Consultant and Trainer, founder of Young At Heart ULO CIC, and family care partner to her grandmother who lived with Lewy body dementia.
Suitable for family carers, friends, and anyone supporting a person living with dementia.
A short quiz follows the session — score 80% or more and receive your certificate of completion.
This is a free pilot delivery — places are limited so please register early.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bcrK_gUXSveWYZGskX28JQ
