BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT: USING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE UNDERLYING MOTIVATIONS

Course overview

In many situations, challenging behaviors among residents with dementia and delirium are simply their way of communicating that they are in pain, frightened, hungry, not feeling well or that they have some ummet need, want or desire. The challenge to care providers is to NOT focus on the behavior, but to focus instead on what the behavior is attempting to communicate. Essentially, what is the language of the behavior? During this webinar, participants will learn to: Understand the language of dementia and delirium based behaviors. Understand the importance of identifying behavioral triggers or antecedents, Understand the A-B-C's of the Behavior Management Process. Understand the process of Antecedent Behavior Monitoring.