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  • This course is designed and produced by Professor Ka Tat Tsang of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in collaboration with the Institute for Life Course and Aging at the University of Toronto.
  • This course aims to inform learners about dementia and dementia care from an SSLD perspective, including, community care, in-home support, and long-term care. This course will cover the continuum of senior services and support across different settings, including, private caregiving, community services, and institutionalized residential care. Course components are designed to equip learners with practical knowledge regarding dementia and dementia care. This course also features top-notch researchers and practitioners who will be sharing their expertise and experience on recent research developments about dementia and other related topics, including, advance care planning, elder abuse, management of behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, sexuality and intimacy, consent and capacity, legal issues, principles of designed space and aging-in-place, substance use and addiction in older adults with dementia, senior care models, etc.
  • Upon the completion of this course, learners will possess a holistic understanding of the needs and characteristics of older adults living with dementia, and will also be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their competency in providing care.
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Curriculum

Overview and Course Introduction

Course Expectations

Notion of Hope: Introduction

The Function of Hope in this Course

Caregiver Expectations

The Personal Subjective Experience

Notion of Hope: Summary

What is Dementia?

Multidimensional Functional Assessment

Introducing Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller Thomson

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Message to Caregivers

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Age and Genes

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Protective Factors

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Risk Factors

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: Toxins and Dementia

Guest Contributor Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson: What Can We Do?

Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Message to Caregivers

Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Modifiable Risk Factors

Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Modifiable Risk Factors - Hearing Loss

Guest Contributor Dr. Raza Mirza: Cognitive Reserve

Responding to Incidence Rate vs. Prevalence Rate

Responding to Risk Factors

Responding to Protective Factors using SSLD

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Key Message to Caregivers

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: The World of Dementia and Personal Life

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Stimulation and Capacity

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Modifying Life and Relationships

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Bridging Needs within the Dyad of Care

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: The Dyad of Care

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Current Medical Treatment for Dementia - Powers and Limitations

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Bringing Out the Person in the Disease

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Caregiver Needs Part 1

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Caregiver Needs Part 2

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Common Treatment Process

Guest Contributor Dr. Joel Sadavoy: Governmental Approaches to Dementia Care

Dementia: The Personal Subjective Experience

Dementia: The Emotional Experience

Introduction to Psychosocial Interventions

Exploring Psychosocial Interventions

Psychosocial Interventions & the Individual Experience

SSLD: Introduction

SSLD & Post-Professionalism

The SSLD Approach in Dementia Care

The SSLD Formula

Overview of N3C

Conceptualizing Needs: Physical & Material

Psychological Needs

Social Needs

N3C: Circumstances

N3C: Characteristics

N3C: Capacity

Dynamics between N3Cs

Acknowledgments

Recommended Readings

Introducing the Production Team

Reading and Extra Resources

Standard Deviation (SD)

Flint Michigan Water Crisis

Psychosocial Interventions

N3C Template

Demographic Survey

Pre-course quiz regarding learning expectations

Pre-Test: Knowledge and Perceptions on Dementia

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Functional Recovery and Enhancement

Module Introduction

Notion of Optimism (Part 1)

Notion of Optimism (Part 2)

The Lost and Found Story

SSLD as an Emerging System

Introduction to the Six Domains

The 6D Diagram

6D- Environment (Part 1)

6D - Environment (Part 2)

6D - Body

6D - Motivation (Part 1)

6D - Motivation (Part 2)

6D - Cognition (Part 1)

6D Cognition (Part 2)

6D - Emotions (Part 1)

6D - Emotions (Part 2)

6D - Behaviour

SSLD and other intervention models

N3C-6D

Implementation of 6D - Cognition

Implementation of 6D - Emotion (Part 1)

Implementation of 6D - Emotion (Part 2)

Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 1)

Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 2)

Implementation of 6D - Body (Part 3)

Implementation of 6D - Motivation

Implementation of 6D - Behaviour (Part 1)

Implementation of 6D - Behaviour (Part 2)

Implementation of 6D - Environment (Part 1)

Implementation of 6D - Environment (Part 2)

Summary

Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Introduction

Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Key Principles of Designed Space

Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Suggested Design Ideas and Solutions

Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Example of an Age Responsive Design

Guest Contributor Prof. Leung: Community Engagement

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Aging in Place

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Care in Place

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Understanding Care Work and Continuums of Care in Canada

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: "Cohousing" Integrating Housing and Care

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Case Example-Cohabitat Que?bec

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Building Community Support

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Housing Options for Seniors

Guest Contributor Dr. Xu: Global Age-friendly Cities

Reading and Extra Resources

The Concept of Lifeworld

Resources for Caregivers

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Applications in Daily Life

Module Introduction

What is Ageism?

How do we deal with Ageism?

Ageism (within a temporal frame)

Ageism & the 6 Domains (Part 1)

Ageism & the 6 Domains (Part 2)

Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) Introduction

Key Components of PID

Overview of Structure & Principle of PID

PID: Structure (Part 1)

PID: Structure (Part 2)

PID: Structure (Part 3)

Positive Outcomes of PID (Clinical Experience)

Positive Outcomes of PID - Cognition

Positive Outcomes of PID-Motivation

Positive Outcomes of PID-Environment

Positive Outcomes of PID-Emotion & Behaviour

PID: From Research & Development to Everyday Life

Viable Tips for Doing PID in Everyday Life

Reverse Process Learning

A Case Example of Reverse Process Learning

Contingency-based Thinking (Part 1)

Contingency-based Thinking (Part 2)

N3C & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 1)

N3C & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 2)

6D & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 1)

6D & Wellness of Caregivers (Part 2)

Understanding Ageism

Understanding Play Intervention for Dementia (PID)

Understanding Caregiver Wellness

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Mental Health, Psychosocial and Behavioural Challenges

Module Introduction

Introduction to Mental Health (Part 1)

Introduction to Mental Health (Part 2)

SSLD and Mental Health (Part 1)

SSLD and Mental Health (Part 2)

Replacing Problem Behaviours

Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 1

Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 1)

Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 2)

Replacing Problem Behaviours Example 2 (Part 3)

Implications of Mental Health on the Person?s Lifeworld

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Home Safety

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Responsive Behaviours

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Understanding Patterns of Behaviours

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Understanding Behavioural Expression of Needs

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Importance of Validation

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Validation and Orientation

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Responsive Behaviours and Physical Environment

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Engagement and Quality of Life

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Self-Introduction

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Substance Abuse in Older Adults

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Physical Effects of Alcoholism

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Alcohol-Related Brain Disorders

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: The Kindling Effect of Alcohol Withdrawal

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Case Story of Older Adult in Alcohol Withdrawal

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Screening Tools for Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Nicotine Dependency in Older Adults

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Opioid Dependency in Older Adults

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Capacity of Older Adults with Substance Abuse Disorder and Dementia

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Key Message

Guest Contributor Marilyn White Campbell: Case Story of Older Adult with Dementia and Opioid Addiction

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: The Importance of Hope

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Starting the Conversation Early

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Starting the Conversation Early Cont'd

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Risk Versus Engagement

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Agreement and Consent

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Consent and Intimacy

Guest Contributor Sylvia Davidson: Final Message

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Elder Abuse Introduction

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Individual Older Adults & Trusted Others

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Relationships & The Family System

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Home, Social, and Socio-Cultural Environments

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Effective Community Programs and Interventions

Guest Contributor Prof. David Burnes: Current Research on Elder Abuse

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Introduction

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Learning Goals

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Capacity in Dementia

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Mental Capacity Test

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: What is a Power of Attorney?

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Types of Power of Attorney

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Substitute Decision Maker

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Substitute Decision Maker Cont'd

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Choosing a Substitute Decision Maker

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Choosing a Substitute Decision Maker Cont'd

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Revoking a POA

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Undue Influence from a POA

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Values, Wishes and Beliefs

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Common Myths about Decision-Making

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Supported Decision-Making

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Resources for Learning More about Capacity, Consent and Advance Planning

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Risk and Decision-Making

Guest Contributor Laura Tamblyn Watts: Risk and Decision-Making Cont?d

Understanding Responsive Behaviours

Understanding Substance Use in Older Adults

Understanding Intimacy and Consent

Understanding Elder Abuse

Understanding Consent, Capacity, and Advance Care Planning

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

From Attachment, Intimacy, Sexuality to the Lifeworld

Module Introduction

Attachment, Intimacy, and Sexuality (Part 1)

Attachment, Intimacy, and Sexuality (Part 2)

Attachment

Intimacy (Part 1)

Intimacy (Part 2)

Sexuality

Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 1)

Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 2)

Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 3)

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Enabling Sexual Expression Among Seniors

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Enhancing Social Connection & Intergenerational Exchange

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Long-Term Care

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: LGBTQ Identity and Dementia

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Providing Care to Aging LGBTQ Communities

Guest Contributor Celeste Pang: Recognizing Significant Others

Introduction to Lifeworld Design

Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 1)

Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 2)

Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 3)

Lifeworld Design Overview (Part 4)

Impacts of Desexualization in Dementia Care

SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 1)

SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 2)

SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 3)

SSLD Perspective on Senior Sexuality and Intimacy (Part 4)

Understanding Intimacy and Sexuality

Optional: Attitude Survey

Optional: Reflective Exercise

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Holistic Experience and Transcendence (HT)

Module Introduction

Introduction to the Holistic-Transcedental Cluster

Concept of Holistic-Transcendence

Illustration of Holistic-Transcendence

Transcendental Experience

Aesthetics and Spirituality

Aesthetics and Dementia - Clinicians' Account

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 1)

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 2)

Guest Contributor Linus and Julia: Sharing of a Beautiful Story (Part 3)

Aesthetics and Dementia - Concluding Statements

HT and Spirituality (Part 1)

HT and Spirituality (Part 2)

SSLD and Personhood (Part 1)

SSLD and Personhood (Part 2)

SSLD and Personhood (Part 3)

SSLD and Personhood (Part 4)

Social Inclusion (Part 1)

Social Inclusion (Part 2)

Social Inclusion (Part 3)

Transition to Technology

Guest Contributor William Leung and Kathy Yang: Older Adults and Technology

Guest Contributor William Leung and Kathy Yang: The Virtual Reality for Seniors (VRS) Program at Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care

Understanding Holistic Transcendental Experience and Risk and Risk-taking

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Organizational Development and Service System Enhancement

Module Introduction

Characteristics of a Good Service System

Bridging Biomedical and Psychosocial Dimensions

Transition to the Post-Professional Condition

De-medicalization and the Post-Professional Condition

Mobilization of Knowledge

N3Cs and Supportive Transitions to Technology

Enhancing Senior Care with Technology

A Good Caregiving System: Resources

Service Delivery in Different Parts of the World: Major Players in Senior Care

Major Players in Senior Care: Implications on Dementia

Service Delivery in Different Parts of the World: Strengths

Collaboration between the Four Sectors

Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 1)

Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 2)

Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 3)

Quality, Access, and Equity (Part 4)

Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Situation in Colombia

Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Impacts of Armed Conflict on Mental Health & Dementia

Guest Contributor Gloria Clemencia Pérez-Rivera: The Importance of Culturally Responsive Care

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Self-Introduction and about Yee Hong

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Key Message

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: What a Good System of Care Should Be

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Innovation and Profit-oriented Service

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Strengths of Yee Hong

Guest Contributor Tracey Jones: Risk Aversion in a Care Facility

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Self-Introduction

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Information about Baycrest Health Sciences

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Key Message to Caregivers

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Key Features of an Ideal Service System

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Trajectories of Dementia Care (Part 1)

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Trajectories of Dementia Care (Part 2)

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: The Ideal System

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Use of Technology

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Possibilities and Life

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Consideration of Personal Value

Guest Contributor Jordanne Holland: Organizational Reality

Diverse Cultural Perspectives on Dementia and Dementia Care

How to Counter Ageism?

Understanding Senior Care and Service

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

Test Your Understanding

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