Positive Approach to Dementia Care with Jenna Mele - a podcast by Sarah Putt, MA, OTR/L

from 2020-05-18T07:00:06

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Sarah and Jenna discuss:

Realizing that something needed to be done in dementia care
Having hope with a progressive diagnosis
Focusing on one client and one family
Occupational deprivation and lack of balance
Teepa Snow- Positive Approach to Care
Relationship is top priority
Hand-under-hand treatment technique
Partnering with our clients and their caregivers
Checking emotions at the door
The professional and personal impacts of working in dementia care
Importance of social supports
Compassion fatigue
Success stories
Importance of life history for clients, especially those with dementia
Advice for practitioners working in dementia care
Advice for care partners
Jerry video
Dementia Resources
- Gem States- Teepa Snow
- My Past is Now My Future- Lanny Butler
- Ensign Dementia Course- Gina Tucker-Roghi

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Further episodes of OT 4 Lyfe