168 Hour Caregiving Work Week: Activity and Behavior Interventions for Low Functioning Individuals - Softcover

Silknitter, Scott; Keegan, Colleen; Duretz, Randie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943285284 ISBN 13: 9781943285280

Publisher: R.O.S.Therapy Systems, 2018

Synopsis

As our client or loved one's dementia progresses, it can become increasingly difficult to engage them or find non-drug interventions to use to calm them down when a behavior occurs. 
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 offers tips and insights which can help you. This book is designed as a quick reference guide of ideas to engage the one you care for in any setting. 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 engaging someone in an activity, conversation or re-direction. There is only what works for you and your client. With decades of combined experience, we have put together this simple tool to help every caregiver and can be used with for the following: 

1. Alzheimer's 
2. Lewy Body Dementia 
3. Frontal Lobe Dementia 
4. Vascular Dementia 
5. Parkinson's 
6. Traumatic Brain Injury 
7. Huntington's Disease 
8. Stroke 

Here are some of the the activity and intervention topics covered in this book: 

1. Music Activities 
2. Baby Doll Nurture Program 
3. Pet and Animal Therapy 
4. Spiritual Activities 
5. Computer Game Activities 
6. Recreation and Outdoor Activities 
7. Yelling and Screaming Behaviors 
8. Time and Place Orientation Behaviors 
9. Poor Judgement Behaviors 
10. Inappropriate Sexual Expression Behaviors 

The bullet point ideas in this guide are designed to provide a starting point with a simple, proven ideas to work with.  When combined with your knowledge of your client, you can modify the non-drug engagement ideas to engage or intervene in a behavior. The behavior examples listed in this guide are some of the common behaviors an individual with dementia may exhibit.  The non-drug activities and interventions listed offer you several options to try to calm or re-direct the one you care for.

About this title

About the Author

Scott Silknitter is an author, TV contributor, speaker and product designer focused on quality of life for seniors and their caregivers.  
 
His TV, Speaking, Content Contribution and Industry Experience Includes:

• Featured Caregiving Expert on multiple TV stations
• TEDxSpeaker 2015
• Content provider for Foxnews.com, Parkinson's Foundation, Lewy Body Dementia Association and more
• Authored15 Chronic Issue Caregiving books and creator of 3 activity book series
• Created educational courses offered globally by Relias and Relias Academy
• Endorsementsfrom the Lewy Body Dementia Association, and other agencies.
• Product designer with multiple patents of adaptive products to help seniors and those with special needs.

Scott's passion for helping stems from his personal family struggles in caring for his father who battled Parkinson's disease and dementia for over 25 years, as well as, his own successful battle with cancer. 
 
Colleen Keegan - With over 14 years of quality of life and dementia care experience, Colleen has co-authored many Quality of Life and Lesson Plan books for those caring for someone with dementia.  A Certified Dementia Care Trainer, Colleen has taught thousands of care providers throughout North America and is the primary instructor on multiple dementia related online courses offered by Relias and Relias Academy.
 
Randie Duretz - With over 30 years experience, Randie has been a quality of life force for thousands of seniors and their families.  She has created programs to address unmet needs and refined multiple approaches for engagement to provide a person-centered program to every individual she works with.

Review

This little book is so easy to read. I read it in an hour and now have a library of tools to come back to when dad is having a bad day.  Thank you so much for this you don't know how much this means to me and how it will help.   - Cheryl from Seattle
 

Thank you for this. The sensory and aroma ideas are things I never thought of before and the stress relief ideas help both my husband and I.  - Michele from Ohio

Edition details

• Publisher: R.O.S.Therapy Systems
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1943285284
• ISBN 13: 9781943285280
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96