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Behavior Technician Course

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What will I learn?

Enhance your skills as an elder care professional with our Behaviour Technician Course. Delve into understanding dementia, looking at its types, symptoms, and how it affects behaviour. Become proficient in behaviour intervention strategies, including positive reinforcement and de-escalation methods. Learn how to deal with wandering, manage agitation, and develop effective intervention plans. Work with care teams, adapt to individual needs, and assess how well interventions are working. Join us to boost your expertise and improve patient care.

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Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you'd like to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Understand dementia types: Recognise and tell the difference between different forms of dementia.

Apply behaviour strategies: Use positive reinforcement and de-escalation.

Manage wandering risks: Spot and reduce wandering in dementia patients.

Collaborate with care teams: Work effectively with healthcare professionals.

Evaluate interventions: Measure and tweak behaviour intervention plans.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.