Publisher's Synopsis
Behavioral outbursts can become increasingly difficult to work with and be around as our loved ones dementia progresses.Every caregiver has found themselves in a situation where they were searching for something to help. This quick reference books provides several or find non-drug interventions to use to calm your loved one down based on decades of proven experience.With over 300 ideas and examples, the newest book from the 168 Hour Caregiving Work Week Series - Activity and Behavior Interventions for Low Functioning Individuals is designed as a quick reference guide of ideas to engage the one you care for.Throw away any pre-conceived notions you and others may have on how something should be done. There is no right or wrong way when it comes to caregiving. There is only what works for you and your loved one.This simple tool is a guide and can be used with for the following:1. Alzheimer's2. Lewy Body Dementia3. Frontal Lobe Dementia4. Vascular Dementia5. Parkinson's6. Traumatic Brain Injury7. Huntington's Disease8. Stroke9. many moreSome of the the activity and intervention topics covered in this book:1. Yelling and Screaming2. Time and Place Orientation3. Poor Judgement4. Inappropriate Sexual ExpressionThese bullet point ideas are designed to allow you to start with a simple, proven idea and then use your own skills to modify the non-drug activity to either engage or intervene in a behavior.
