Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients
Tracking # 20-1261233
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Program Objectives:
- Define Cognitive Impairments and Stages of Cognitive Decline: Describe the types and stages of cognitive decline, including dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
- Identify Communication Barriers: Explore communication barriers commonly encountered with cognitively impaired clients and explain how these barriers impact care.
- Demonstrate Effective Communication Strategies: Apply effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques for interacting with clients at various stages of cognitive impairment.
- Utilize Validation Therapy and Other Approaches: Learn approaches like validation therapy to manage difficult conversations and challenging behaviors in cognitively impaired clients.
- Implement Non-Verbal Communication Techniques: Enhance communication in advanced stages of cognitive impairment using non-verbal techniques like facial expressions and gestures.
- Engage Families in Care: Educate families on communication strategies and involve them in care decisions for cognitively impaired clients.
- Apply Ethical Communication Principles: Maintain dignity, autonomy, and respect of clients with cognitive impairments through ethical communication.
- Adapt Communication Approaches: Tailor communication methods based on the client’s individual needs and stages of cognitive decline.
- Collaborate with Healthcare Teams: Ensure consistent and effective communication strategies are used through teamwork in the care of cognitively impaired clients.
- Evaluate Real-Life Case Scenarios: Practice communication techniques through role-playing or case studies to improve competency in communicating with cognitively impaired individuals.
Course Overview:
This course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential communication strategies for working with cognitively impaired clients, including those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Participants will learn to overcome communication barriers, use both verbal and non-verbal techniques, and apply validation therapy to manage difficult conversations. The course emphasizes ethical communication, preserving the dignity of clients, and engaging families in care. Through practical case studies and role-playing, learners will develop skills to enhance the quality of care and build stronger relationships with cognitively impaired individuals.
$8.00
2 Hours
Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients is offered in the packages below
Complete CNA Package
$21
32 Hrs
Complete SI Package
$69
23 Hrs
Complete SA Package
$89
34 Hrs