All behaviour is communication. In this workshop we consider how a person’s behaviour may challenge us to understand that it may well be our own behaviour that is the challenge. We explore how the environment may exacerbate feelings of fear or anxiety.
We consider the major challenges for carers of a person with dementia: repetitive behaviours, walking around, agitation, perseveration, afternoon confusion and refusal.
We discuss how they can be provoked, sharing and practising evidence-based methods for defusing situations and promoting wellbeing and calm.