Behavioural Challenges
Projects and Communities of Practice
Behavioural Supports in Ontario Project: Aims to improve the lives of Ontarians with behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, dementia or other neurological conditions living in long-term care homes or in independent living settings.| Resources | Contact
Mental Health, Addictions and Behavioural Issues CoP: A collaboration between AKE, Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) and Ontario Research Coalition of Research Institutes / Centres on Health & Aging (ORC) to bring together people, ideas, and resources to increase awareness of the needs of seniors affected by serious mental illness, addiction, dementia or behavioural issues | Resources | Contact Knowledge Broker
Resources
- Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (BEHAVE-AD)
- Best Practice Guide, Alzheimer Society UK
- BUFU Guides, MAREP
- Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit: Life Saving Tools for Health Care Providers, Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH)
International
- Dealing with aggressive behaviour, Alzheimer's Society (UK)
- Non-pharmacologic management of agitated behaviors in persons with Alzheimer disease and other chronic dementing illnesses, National Guideline Clearinghouse (USA)
- Understanding Difficult Behaviours, Eastern Michigan Unversity Alzheimer's Education Program (USA)
- Unusual behaviour factsheet, Alzheimer Society (UK)
Books
- Preventing Alzheimer's Aggression; supportive therapy in action, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre
- Understanding Difficult Behaviors; some practical suggestions for coping with Alzheimer's Disease and related illnesses, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre
DVDs & Videos
- Brain and Behaviour Video, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre
- Managing and Accommodating Responsive Behaviours in Dementia Care DVD/VHS and Resource Guide, MAREP
- Preventing Alzheimer Aggression Video, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre
- The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease, Module 2: Behavior Issues, DVD, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre
- Using Illogical Logic, Humour and Positive Body Language in Redirecting People with AD, Video, available through: Alzheimer Society Toronto Resouce Centre