Circle Of Harmony: Managing Behavioral Disturbances in Adult Day Dementia Programs

Описание: This training video teaches successful approaches to busy adult day care professionals. Though designed for professionals, family caregivers of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease will find the techniques helpful as well.

"The Circle of Harmony" concept and the related techniques and approaches described in this video and accompanying workbook (available for download at http://bit.ly/11u6mb0), which includes exercises to reinforce what is taught in the video, are based on the work and practice of the staff at the COPSA Day Program, COPSA Institute for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders at Rutgers University, Rutgers Health, University Behavioral HealthCare.

For Caregivers: If you are caring for someone with dementia, please keep a couple of points in mind as you watch this video. There are many kinds of dementia and the course of the illness for each individual can be very different. We have portrayed a wide variety of cognitive deficits and behavior problems in this film. Not every one with a dementia will develop these symptoms. Your loved may never demonstrate the behaviors portrayed in "The Circle of Harmony."

If your loved one does develop behavior problems, the techniques demonstrated in this film can easily be adopted for home. We can help you do that and are only a phone call away.

You can reach us at the COPSA Institute for Alzheimer's Disease at 800-424-2494 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We would be happy to answer any questions you have about Alzheimer's, tell you about services in the community and help you figure out strategies for working with behavior problems and providing the best care for your loved one.

Opened in 1982, The COPSA Day Program was the first specialized dementia day care program in New Jersey. As a university-based program, we have had the mandate and advantage of incorporating the latest research into practice in our daily work.

The COPSA Day Program practices are rooted in some fundamental beliefs about our clients and their families: "We believe that every human being, no matter how impaired, has the ability to love and be loved. We believe that every person has an enduring sense of self and a need to be in harmony with his or her environment, and we believe that our work with caregivers is as important as our work with clients"
—Mary Catherine Lundquist, Coordinator COPSA Day Program

About COPSA: The COPSA Institute for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders and COPSA Geriatric Outpatient Services comprise New Jersey's leading center for the diagnosis, treatment and research of dementia and psychiatric illnesses in older adults. The COPSA Institute for Alzheimer's Disease is supported by a generous grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.