August 2 2013 Being how do you feel Table of Contents Hold onto hope each journey is individual People How you should be Your Feelings Right Legitimate Hold onto hope each journey is individual ID: 346846
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Kimberly McCartha
August 2, 2013Slide2
Being
how do you
feelSlide3
Table of ContentsSlide4
Hold onto hope – each journey is individual
People
How you should beYour FeelingsRightLegitimateSlide5
Hold onto hope – each journey is individual
Dementia Experience
No one signs upCare PartnerPWDSlide6
Hold onto hope – each journey is individual
Choices
ChoicesGO on Journey or NOTNo set timeUnknown things to comeAlongside PWDHuge personal costRespected & SupportedNot for everyoneSlide7
Hold onto hope – each journey is individual
Choices
OverwhelmingDespairAnxietyFearSlide8
Hold onto hope – each journey is individual
Choices
HOPEGood times togetherInner peaceFor supportExceptional careQOLSlide9
Hold onto hope – each journey is individualSlide10
Become care partners to
weather the storm
‘I do not want to be mothered’Slide11
Become care partners to
weather the storm
InstinctLook afterShow careRisk of removing rightsIndependencyControlSlide12
Become care partners to
weather the storm
Care PartnersNegotiate togetherHarder than carerLooking after someoneNot for everyoneSlide13
Being supportive involves deciding on your purpose together
Supporting PWD
Starts with PWDJourneyWe join themTheir shoesEmpathyChoicesEnabling to liveSlide14
Being supportive involves deciding on your purpose together
Common purpose
Express needsPWDPartnerThird PersonDementiaIncludePostiveSlide15
Being supportive involves deciding on your purpose together
Common purpose
Express needsPWDPartnerThird PersonDementiaIncludePostiveSlide16
Closeness is what counts
Sensitive to lossesValue self esteemNeed reassurance of love/care
Closeness neededHeightenedTrust feeling rather than factsCommunicate nowSlide17
Learn about dementia –
collect strategies
EDUCATEReady for feelingYou expert of your experiencePublications a plusPerson CenterdRepresents rightsNeeds of care partnerSlide18
Learn about dementia –
collect strategies
Focus on Person not diseaseEverything has meaningConnected to feelingsSlide19
Accept someone as they are-
embrace their reality
AcceptPWD realityDifficultLearn their languageLanguage is feelings not factsCan’t fix themReality is realSlide20
Using logic and reason generally won’t work
“Thanks very much, that’s a great help. That will keep the bedding nice and clean”Slide21
Using logic and reason generally won’t work
= Feelings= Thinking= Action
Our BrainsSlide22
Using logic and reason generally won’t work
= Feelings= Action
PWD BrainsSlide23
Using logic and reason generally won’t work
I feel and then I act
PWD BrainsSlide24
Using logic and reason generally won’t work
CorrectingHighten mistakeHumiliateDamage self esteem
PWD BrainsLive in their worldSlide25
Being person centered with
oneself is importantPeople who are good at being a partner, being caring, being loving, are often not very good
at being careful to take care of themselves.Slide26
Being person centered with
oneself is important
Need time & spaceWatch for stressReceive supportBelieve your well being matters too!Slide27
Start with being heartfelt as a person centered worker
Being person centered is about how you are with people. It is not just what you do