The document announces a talk on challenging behaviors in dementia patients to be presented on June 8, 2011 at 8am at Golden Pond Assisted Living. The talk will provide information on effective methods for dealing with behaviors, common symptoms exhibited by dementia patients, environmental triggers of challenging behaviors, tweaking environments to reduce behaviors, troubleshooting relationships with patients, and choosing and evaluating caregivers for dementia patients. CEU credits will be available.

1. Challenging Behaviors and the Dementia Patient
A talk presented by Claire M. Henry, M.Ed., C.D.P. & Deborah Bier,
Ph.D.
Wednesday June 8, 2011
8am Breakfast
Golden Pond Assisted Living
50 West Main Street, Hopkinton
RSVP to 508-435-1250
Join us to learn:
●Effective, gentle methods for dealing with behaviors.
●Common behavior symptoms exhibited by the dementia patient.
●Environmental cues that trigger challenging behaviors.
●How to tweak an environment to reduce challenging behaviors.
●Troubleshoot your relationship with dementia patients.
●Choose and evaluate caregivers for dementia patients.
CEU’s Available