He’s Doing This to Spite Me: Emotional Conflicts in Dementia Care and At the Breaking Point: Emotions and Ethics in Family Caregiving

Videos: He’s Doing This to Spite Me: Emotional Conflicts in Dementia Care and At the Breaking Point: Emotions and Ethics in Family Caregiving—These videos teach caregivers to understand and decipher behavioral cues, and body language in people with dementia and to use those cues to help interpret challenging behaviors. They offer validation for frustrations and grief, along with practical coping strategies.

Discussion: Interpreting non-verbal signals, keeping behavior in the context of emotional need, learning to let go of the idea that difficult behaviors are done on purpose, developing adaptive coping