Dementia Training Series: Dementia Related Challenging Behaviors

Dementia-related challenging behaviors are often a significant source of daily stress for individuals with dementia, as well as for the loved ones and professionals who care for them. This training is designed to increase APS professionals’ knowledge, skill and confidence in understanding and addressing dementia-related challenging behaviors.

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify common challenging behaviors
• Describe potential causes of challenging behaviors
• Recognize and apply common approaches to managing challenging behaviors
• Implement effective strategies and interventions

Learning Objectives

This course is part of a three-part training series. Learners are encouraged to also enroll in the following courses to complete the series

• Dementia Foundations
• Aging Well and Dementia Prevention