Behavioral Changes related to illness: a practical guide for loved ones

Online training for families

👨‍👩‍👧 Target audience Partners, children, parents, and family caregivers of individuals affected by a neurological, psychiatric, or chronic illness who wish to better understand behavioral changes and acquire concrete strategies to prevent and manage them in daily life.

⏱️ Duration 1 to 2 hours of 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 you with simple guidelines for understanding behavioral changes related to illness (neurological, psychiatric, or chronic), their mechanisms, and their impact on daily life. You will learn to recognize what stems from the illness itself rather than “ill will,” to better respond to confusing behaviors, and to re-establish a calming environment for the whole family.

Through concrete explanations and immediately applicable strategies, you will discover how to transform your daily life to better support your loved one while maintaining your own balance.

Training Objectives

– Understanding the links between certain diseases (neurodegenerative, psychiatric, brain damage, chronic diseases…) and behavioral disorders, as well as the mechanisms that explain them.

– Identify and name the main changes in behavior: agitation, apathy, verbal or physical aggression, disinhibition, withdrawal, impaired judgment, difficulty taking initiative.

– Assess the impact of these behaviors on family life: tension within the couple, misunderstandings with the children, emotional exhaustion of loved ones, feelings of injustice or guilt.

– Learn to manage difficult behaviors on a daily basis: set clear boundaries, adjust requests, choose your battles, avoid escalation, and identify risky situations.

– Know how to react to anger or a crisis: ensure your safety and the safety of others, adopt calming approaches, postpone the discussion, and identify triggers to better prevent them.

– Use concrete examples and role-playing scenarios to envision realistic situations and test new ways of responding to problematic behaviors.

– Strengthen compassionate communication within the family: choose the right words, adapt the tone and timing, validate everyone’s emotions, and maintain the bond even when the behavior is difficult to cope with.

– Work more effectively with professionals (doctor, psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist, care team): know what to tell them, what questions to ask, and how to collaboratively develop strategies.

– Prevent caregiver burnout: recognize your own warning signs, accept asking for help, organize respite care, and maintain personal space without feeling guilty.

– Discover how DYNSEO apps, including SCARLETT (memory coach) and JOE (brain coach), can support daily life: offering structured activities, stimulating without overloading, and providing support for communication.

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Understand the main mechanisms linking illness (neurodegenerative, psychiatric, chronic) to behavioral changes and their impact on daily life
• Identify and name the key behavioral changes: agitation, apathy, aggression, disinhibition, withdrawal, impaired judgment
• Use the distinction tool (“illness vs. ill will”) to analyze and adapt your response with compassion
• Recognize warning signs (behavioral, emotional, physical) before a crisis erupts
• Arrange your home environment: reduce triggers, structure routines, create calming spaces
• Set clear and realistic boundaries while choosing your battles wisely
• Adopt the right posture during a crisis: ensure safety, remain calm, use de-escalation techniques
• Help your loved one calm down and manage the post-crisis period effectively
• Communicate with compassion: choose the right words, validate emotions, maintain the bond
• Collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals and know what questions to ask
• Recognize your own signs of exhaustion and ask for help without guilt
• Organize respite (daily, weekly, monthly) and maintain personal space
• Accept that it can be difficult and celebrate small victories

You will leave with concrete tools and strategies that can be applied at home starting tonight.

Bonus: Discover the DYNSEO applications (SCARLETT and JOE) to support your loved one’s cognitive stimulation and maintain meaningful daily activities.