Course : Managing Cognitive Disorders in Healthcare and Medical-Social FacilitiesClinical, Interpersonal, and Organizational Approaches
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. AAT
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 | Understanding the Mechanisms of Cognitive Disorders and Their Functional Impacts |
| Identify the associated clinical, behavioral, and emotional manifestations |
| Adapt one's communication and professional demeanor to the abilities and needs of the people being supported |
| Implement individualized, non-pharmacological support strategies |
| Building a collaborative approach with staff and families |
Intended audience
Any professional working in a healthcare facility, social services facility, or medical-social facility who provides care to individuals with cognitive impairments.
Prerequisites
None
Practical details
Teaching methods
A career-oriented educational program. A dynamic balance of instruction, hands-on practice, and reflective analysis. Emphasis on participants’ professional experiences.
Course schedule
1 Understanding Cognitive Disorders and Their Implications
- Identify the key indicators of aging and dementia
- Distinguishing Between Normal Aging and Pathological Aging
- Distinguishing Between the Concepts of Dependence, Autonomy, and Vulnerability
- Identify the main associated conditions (Alzheimer's disease, related disorders, mixed dementias)
- Identify the various cognitive functions, impairments affecting them, as well as behavioral disorders and their manifestations
- Analyze the impact on daily life, communication, and independence
- Understanding the emotional impact on the individual, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals
Compétences visées
- Interactive Knowledge Assessment Quiz
- Work in small groups to connect cognitive functions, symptoms, and concrete impacts on daily life.
- Group analysis of a real-life clinical situation to identify disorders and their functional effects.
Activités pédagogiques
2 Identifying and Analyzing Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders
- Recognizing early signs and their possible progression
- Identify environmental factors, triggers, and aggravating factors
- Observe the person's remaining abilities and resources
- Implement the comprehensive and collaborative evaluation process
Compétences visées
- Interactive Knowledge Assessment Quiz
- Analysis of clinical case studies: identifying disorders, explanatory hypotheses, and areas for intervention.
- In subgroups: identification of environmental, relational, and organizational factors that influence behavior.
- Analysis of cognitive impairments with a debriefing based on a video.
Activités pédagogiques
3 Adapting Your Communication and Professional Approach
- Develop verbal and nonverbal communication skills tailored to the person being supported
- Foster a caregiver-patient relationship based on trust and a sense of security
- Adjusting one's professional approach when dealing with complex situations (refusal of care, agitation, anxiety)
- Managing Tense Situations and Preventing Emotional Escalation
- Managing emotions, preventing burnout, and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
- Prevent the risk of abuse, identify behaviors to avoid, and incorporate the principles of well-treatment into one's practice
Compétences visées
- Interactive Knowledge Assessment Quiz
- Announcing a medical procedure, assisting with personal hygiene, handling a patient’s refusal of treatment…
- Light physical exercises focusing on professional posture, interpersonal distance, eye contact, voice, and demeanor.
- Creating key phrases to facilitate everyday communication.
Activités pédagogiques
4 Implement individualized, compassionate support
- Develop responses tailored to the individual’s needs based on the personalized support plan
- Incorporate the role of the resident’s support network, as well as the resident’s choices and consent, into the care provided
- Promote the maintenance of independence and remaining abilities in daily life
- Adapt the physical and organizational environment to the individual's needs and abilities
- Implement non-pharmacological approaches tailored to the situation
- Develop a multidisciplinary team dynamic and identify the role of families based on the context
Compétences visées
- Interactive quiz to assess knowledge.
- Developing an individualized support plan based on a real-life situation.
- Analysis of Practices: Complex Situations Experienced by Participants.
Activités pédagogiques
PARTICIPANTS
Any professional working in a healthcare facility, social services facility, or medical-social facility who provides care to individuals with cognitive impairments.
PREREQUISITES
None
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Any professional working in a healthcare facility, social services facility, or medical-social facility who provides care to individuals with cognitive impairments.
PREREQUISITES
None
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.