Medilodge of Livingston: Communication Strategies for Positive Outcomes

Kate Pierce, MSW, IOG Speaker’s Bureau
Taco Bar and Margaritas Included

Add to your current practice a variety of strategies and techniques that can be used to promote patient centered care of people and families living with dementia. Using the workshop resources provided, will be able to Recognize the role that your words and actions play in the behavior and responses of people with dementia. Using techniques learned in the presentation to engage in positive communication. Discuss key reasons why emotional distress is common among people living with dementia and those around them and develop techniques of positive physical approach, empathy, and support