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Table 1 Delivery format and content of the Staff as Change Agents – Enhancing and Sustaining Mental Health in Aged Care training program

From: A study protocol to investigate the management of depression and challenging behaviors associated with dementia in aged care settings

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Booster session

• Depression and Workplace Environment

• Behavior of Concerns Associated with Dementia

• Staff as Change Agents

• Sustaining Mental Health in Aged Care

• Approximately 4 weeks after session 4

• detect symptoms of depression and how to recognise masked symptoms of depression

• describe and discuss challenging behavior of residents with dementia

• explore workplace environment factors for improving mental health protocols

• identify key issues that lead to resistance to change in the detection and management of depression and BPSD

• review skills and instruments introduced in sessions one and two

• adopt effective communication and psychosocial strategies when dealing with residents with depression

• explore workplace challenges

• examine workplace outcomes, strengths and gaps

• revisit staff competencies in using these instruments

• use checklist and refer resident on to a senior staff member

• review “Assessment & Management Tool for Staff”

• define effective leadership behavior

• additional training using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and the assessment tool for staff to better manage

• administer Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia

• discuss benefits and challenges using this assessment

• discuss key attributes and behavior for facilitating change

define workplace environment and the factors that influence staff attitudes and behavior

explore how staff can implement this assessment tool using the enabling factors of effective communication, trust, teamwork and cohesion

 

challenging behavior

• identify facility’s work environment

   

• review mental health protocols and the sustained implementation of the instruments