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Behavior Technician Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills as a professional caring for older people with our Behaviour Technician Course. Get a deeper understanding of dementia, looking at its different types, signs, and how it affects behaviour. Learn effective ways to manage behaviour, including using encouragement and calming techniques. Learn how to deal with wandering, handle restlessness, and create plans that work. Work together with other care providers, change your approach to suit each person's needs, and check how well your plans are working. Join us to become more skilled and provide better care to patients.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Understand dementia types: Know and tell the difference between the different kinds of dementia.

Apply behaviour strategies: Use encouragement and calming techniques.

Manage wandering risks: Spot and reduce the risks of wandering in people with dementia.

Collaborate with care teams: Work well with other health workers.

Evaluate interventions: Check and change behaviour management plans.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and 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 similar to the examples below

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