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Workshop 1Introduction

Session

• Help you understand the background, purpose & expected outcomes of the Creative Ways to Care program.

• Explain the structure & requirements of each session

• Establish the group & get to know each other

• Clarify the expectations of the participants in the group

Today we aim to:

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Workshop 1Introduction

Session

• What is your favourite activity?• Why is it meaningful to you?• What is it about the activity that

you like?• How long have you enjoyed it

for? Why?• How often do you do it?

VIII. Participants Favourite Activity:

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

In this Workshop we aim to:• Increase Your Understanding of

the causes and triggers of some behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

• Explore how meaningful and purposeful activities can improve the social, emotional and spiritual well-being of people living with dementia as well as yourself

• Increase your understanding of how activities can be used to respond to the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

• Equip you with the necessary knowledge and strategies to be able to use activities successfully.

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

• What is an activity?

• What makes an activity successful for a person with dementia?

• How can activities be used to divert behaviours of concern?

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

• Memory loss• Language difficulties• Small changes in the person’s

character, behaviour and personality• Less able to adapt to change• Poor judgement.

Dementia is a general term used to describe a progressive decline in brain function. It has many causes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and there are many others.

There are some symptoms that most people with dementia will show, but everyone experiences them differently.

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

Q: What elements of that activity provide a sense of purpose?

Q: What elements give pleasure?

Q: Are purpose & pleasure one in the same?

Favourite Activity:

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

• Link routine with activity.

• Link activities with the person’s interests.

• Break tasks into simple steps.

• Repetition can help.

• Tap into the senses.

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities Last week you talked about your favourite activity; thinking about that activity:

What elements of that activity provide a sense of purpose?

What elements give pleasure?

Are purpose & pleasure one & the same?

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities Other points to remember when carrying out activities with people with dementia:

• Link routine with activity• Link activities with the

person’s interests• Break tasks into simple steps• Repetition can help• Tap into the senses

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Workshop 2Dementia, Behaviour

and Activities

Communication

Activity

Unwell/Unmet need

Story

Environment

dementia

CAUSED Model:

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Workshop 3Reminiscence Today we aim to:

• Understand ‘reminiscence’ and how it can support the remaining strengths and abilities of the person with Dementia, enhance self-esteem and quality of life, and enrich the relationship between you and the person you care for.

• Explain how to use reminiscence to stimulate meaningful conversation with the person living with dementia.

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Workshop 3Reminiscence

Communication

Activity

Unwell/Unmet need

Story

Environment

dementia

CAUSED Model:

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Person 1: • Talk about your photograph

or memento.

Person 2: • Ask Questions about your

partners photo or memento.• Listen to their responses.• Summarise and write down

the information with a heading.

Workshop 3Reminiscence Photograph or Momento

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Workshop 4Stimulating &

Soothing the Senses

Today we aim to:• Provide you with an overview of how

stimulating and soothing the senses can affect physical and emotional well being; and

• Teach specific techniques to stimulate and soothe the senses;

• Explore how the senses can be used in day-to-day activities to promote well being;

• Identify a range of personalised activities that affect the senses of the person living with dementia and yourself as a carer;

• Learn the benefits and significance of stimulating and soothing the senses;

• Practise how to use aromatherapy, essential oils and hand massage.

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Workshop 4Stimulating &

Soothing the Senses The Ageing Process usually involves changes in our senses.

Can you think of some examples of how the ageing process may change our senses?

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Workshop 4Stimulating &

Soothing the SensesEndorphins are chemicals that occur naturally in the brain and have a similar effect to medicines like morphine or pethidine.

And the reason that endorphins are helpful? Because:

• They relax the muscles• They can alter our mood-if we are

feeling tense or uptight they can calm us down;

• If we are feeling “blue” they can lift us up and hence make us feel happier!

• They can reduce pain; and• They help boost our immune system.

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Workshop 4Stimulating &

Soothing the SensesUsing AromatherapyResearch Tells us people can recognise seven main odour types:

1. Camphor e.g. moth balls

2. Musk e.g. some perfumes & aftershaves, & musk stick lollies

3. Rose- there are many different rose perfumes, essential oils and fragrant oils.True rose essential oil is one of the most expensive oils

4. Peppermint e.g. p.tea, p.oil

5. Ether e.g. cleaning fluid

6. Pungent e.g. vinegar

7. Putrid e.g. “rotting food”

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Workshop 4Stimulating &

Soothing the SensesUsing Aromatherapy

Can you tell us which smell you preferred?

Were you surprised about the type of smell you liked best?

What did the smell remind you of?

What types of smells does the person you care for like?

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Workshop 5Music Today we aim to:

• Provide you with an understanding of the significant role that music plays in triggering memories and emotions

• Assist you to identify the most effective type of music to use with the person you are caring for

• Raise your awareness of the different ways of using music and how to do so successfully with the person you are caring for

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Why? How old? Connection

Workshop 5Music

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Workshop 6Creative Activities Today we aim to:

• Empower you to engage in creative activities with the person who is living with dementia, and

• Introduce you to a new range of activities which can enrich the daily lives of individuals living with dementia, your lives and that of your families.

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Workshop 6Creative Activities

• “When I was small…”

• “Looking into the sky, I saw…”

• “The warmth of the fire reminded me of…”

Sentence examples:

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Workshop 7Review Session

Today we aim to:

• Review learning and reinforce key messages; and

• Celebrate with each other

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Workshop 7Review Session

• Indentifying the behaviour• Understanding the

CAUSE(d), and• Determining the best option

for responding to the behaviour

The problem solving approach involves 3 steps:

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Workshop 7Review Session

Communication

Activity

Unwell/Unmet need

Story

Environment

dementia

CAUSED Model:

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Workshop 7Review Session Reminiscence:

• Reminiscence is a reflective process that allows us to draw on stored memories and share them with another person.

• Memories of the past usually remain clearer.

• Trigger memories by using photos & objects related to the person’s past.

• Topic starters and prompting questions.

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Workshop 7Review Session

How Stimulating and soothing the five senses can be an effective way of communicating with the person with dementia and settling their behaviour.

“Don’t be attached to the outcome of the activity-it’s the experience, the pleasure and the enjoyment it brings that counts.”

Stimulating & Soothing the Senses:

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Workshop 7Review Session Music:

Music can trigger powerful emotions and memories from our earlier years” …from the first 25 years of their life”

Avoid songs/music that appear to cause anxiety or remind the person of traumatic events of the past.

Focus on songs/music that remind the person of positive events and trigger positive moods.

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Workshop 7Review Session Creative Activities:

Being actively creative is good for us. It revives and stirs the brain, gives a sense of achievement and improves wellbeing.

If the person is unable to begin alone:

• Create in a comfortable, safe space…

• “Make the first mark….”

• “provide sentence beginnings”

• Create without judgments

• “Be willing to try something new”

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Workshop 7Review Session Key Messages:

• Activities should be meaningful and person-centred.

• Take a problem-solving approach to behaviours…

• Be flexible, what works today may not work tomorrow.

• Activities can be used for pleasure and also purpose.

• Resist corrections or takeovers.

• “enjoy, have fun…”

• The experience shared is more important than any object created.

Congratulations on completing the Creative Ways to Care Education

and Training Program.

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Workshop 7Review Session

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