About Course
Behavioral Changes Related to Illness: A Practical Guide for Loved Ones
Understanding the mechanisms, managing difficult situations, and maintaining the bond in daily life
100% online training, at your own pace
Target Audience
Family members and caregivers supporting a person with a neurological, neurodegenerative, psychiatric, or chronic illness, facing destabilizing behavioral changes.
Duration
Comprehensive training divided into progressive modules.
Format
100% online training, accessible from your computer or tablet. You progress at your own pace, whenever you wish, without time constraints.
What You Will Learn
This training provides simple guidelines to understand behavioral changes related to an illness: their mechanisms, manifestations, and consequences on daily life. You will learn to recognize what is related to the illness rather than “bad will,” to better respond to confusing attitudes, and to restore a calming framework for the whole family.
Through concrete examples and realistic scenarios, you will discover strategies to manage difficult behaviors, de-escalate crises, communicate with kindness, and collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals — all while taking care of yourself.
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Understand the links between certain illnesses and behavioral disorders: neurodegenerative diseases, brain injuries, psychiatric disorders, chronic illnesses
- Identify the neurological and psychological mechanisms that explain these changes
- Recognize and name the main behaviors: agitation, apathy, verbal or physical aggression, disinhibition, withdrawal, judgment difficulties, initiative challenges
- Differentiating what is related to the illness from what could be perceived as “bad will”
- Assess the impact on family life: tensions in the couple, misunderstandings with children, emotional fatigue, feelings of injustice or guilt
- Establish a clear framework in daily life: adjust requests, choose your “battles,” avoid escalation
- Identify risky situations and triggers to better prevent them
- React to anger or a crisis: ensure safety, adopt calming attitudes, defer discussions
- Apply concrete strategies through examples and realistic scenarios
- Enhance kind communication within the family: choose the right words, adjust tone and timing, validate everyone’s emotions
- Preserve the bond even when behavior is difficult to manage
- Collaborate effectively with professionals: know what to tell them, what questions to ask, co-construct strategies
- Recognize your own signs of exhaustion: accept asking for help, organize support, maintain personal space without feeling guilty
You will leave with clear guidelines, concrete strategies, and tools
To better understand behaviors, reduce tensions, and maintain the bond in daily life — for the sick person as well as for all loved ones.
Bonus
Introduction to DYNSEO applications — EDITH (memory coach) and JOE (brain coach) — to offer structured activities, stimulate without overwhelming, and provide support for daily interactions.
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