Behaviors as Communication? A Dementia Patient’s Attempt to Connect

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Joanna Frankel is a graduate of Towson University with her Bachelors in both Psychology and Gerontology. Following, Joanna obtained her MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work with a clinical concentration and a focus in Aging. Since, Joanna has been working in the long-term care setting for over 15 years. Her experience includes directing the social work department in a 205-bed facility, with clients who have a variety of mental health issues, long term care needs, at end of life, on dialysis and who are ventilator dependent.  Additionally, Joanna is passionate about and has expertise in dementia, advance directives/end of life and mental health issues in the elderly. Furthermore, she has spent the last 10 years consulting in several nursing homes, educating social workers on the proper practices of long-term care while providing clinical supervision. Joanna has always educated interdisciplinary teams, patients and families on various topics on aging. When Joanna isn’t working, you can find her playing ball with her husband and 2 boys or at the nearest sushi restaurant.

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

• List at least 3 different reasons patients with irreversible dementia will exhibit challenging behaviors
• Name 2 strategies for identifying what a patient with irreversible dementia is trying to communicate through a challenging behavior
• Identify 3 non-verbal techniquest that will assist in communicating better with a patient with irreversible dementia

Agenda

30 minutes: Interpreting Difficult Behaviors and Identifying the Meaning Behind Them

30 minutes: Strategies and Techniques to Implement to Enhance Effective Communication and Reduce Risk of Behaviors

Bibliography & References

Gerritsen, D. L., van Beek, A. P. A., & Woods, R. T. (2019). Relationship of care staff attitudes with social well-being and challenging behavior of nursing home residents with dementia: a cross sectional study. Aging & Mental Health, 23(11), 1517–1523. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1506737

Banovic, S., Zunic, L. J., & Sinanovic, O. (2018). Communication difficulties as a result of dementia. Materia Socio-Medica, 30(3), 221–224. https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2018.30.221-224

Isaac, V., Kuot, A., Hamiduzzaman, M., Strivens, E., & Greenhill, J. (2021). The outcomes of a person-centered, non-pharmacological intervention in reducing agitation in residents with dementia in Australian rural nursing homes. Bmc Geriatrics, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02151-8

Atee, M., Morris, T., Macfarlane, S., & Cunningham, C. (2021). Pain in dementia: prevalence and association with neuropsychiatric behaviors. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61(6), 1215–1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.10.011

Schaub, C., Von Gunten, A., Morin, D., Wild, P., Gomez, P., & Popp, J. (2018). The effects of hand massage on stress and agitation among people with dementia in a hospital setting: a pilot study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback : In Association with the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 43(4), 319–332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-018-9416-2