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Home » Behaviors » Tips for Reducing Anger and Aggression in Dementia Care

Tips for Reducing Anger and Aggression in Dementia Care

Susan Macaulay - Workshop Reduce Dementia Anger and Aggression

Susan Macaulay of My Alzheimer’s Story

As people with dementia struggle to maintain their independence and identity, it’s not uncommon for anger and aggressive behavior to become a recurring situation.

There are, however, ways for families to avert such situations and to diffuse them, if and when they do occur.

In this workshop, Susan Macaulay shares tips and strategies that she learned mostly from mistakes she has made while caring for a person living with dementia (Alzheimer’s) since 2006.

Logo for My Alzheimer's StorySusan’s website, My Alzheimer’s Story, is a great resource for learning coping strategies.

During this interactive workshop, Susan shared tips and practical hands-on tools and techniques to help caregivers reduce anger and aggression, including:

  • How to get to the bottom of angry and aggressive behavior
  • What to do when your loved one lashes out
  • Proven and practical ways to prevent anger and aggression
  • Make your care partnering easier and less stressful for everyone
  • What you can say and do to immediately calm your loved one and yourself

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Bonus Material

As discussed in the workshop, to help you continue your educational process, here are the materials we mentioned:

  • Susan’s series of articles expanding upon each element of BANGS
  • 10+ Teepa Snow videos on dementia basics
  • 3 books and one loving video that will change the way you see alzheimer’s (This is where you can find links to both of the books Susan mentioned)
  • 20 questions that help explain why people with dementia  get agitated and physically aggressive (There’s a downloadable PDF at the link)

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About Mike Good

Hi, I founded Together in This to help family members caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. Through informative training and easy-to-use tools, I aim to help you take control and have peace-of-mind knowing you are doing the right things.

Comments

  1. Amazing Susan says

    June 10, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    Hey Mike,

    This is great! Sharing widely 🙂
    It was fun to work together, and I think useful from a whole bunch of different perspectives.
    And now more people can learn from the webinar – YAY!
    Bravo, well done, and thanks 🙂

    Susan

    Reply
    • Mike Good says

      June 11, 2015 at 8:57 am

      I agree Susan. It’s great working together towards helping others find ways to improve their unique caregiving experience.

      Reply
  2. Clover Care Consultants says

    April 8, 2016 at 10:45 am

    I really like this blog! Many thanks for sharing useful tips for reducing anger and aggression in dementia care.

    Reply
    • Mike Good says

      April 8, 2016 at 11:28 am

      You’re welcome and thank you for your comment 🙂

      Reply

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