Table 2 START-online program

1

Stress and wellbeing: overview of dementia and memory loss, connection between behaviour and emotions and managing care-related stress.

2

Reasons for behaviour: developing an understanding of the purpose and cause of behaviours and the trigger-behaviour reaction chain.

3

Making a behaviour plan: developing behavioural strategies based on identified triggers and the role of reactions in changing behaviours.

4

Behavioural strategies and unhelpful thoughts: reviewing developed behavioural strategies and developing new strategies and identifying and understanding unhelpful thoughts.

5

Communication styles: effective communication, practising assertive communication and communicating with a person living with dementia.

6

Planning for the future: overview of care and support options, supporting physical health of the person living with dementia, legal issues in care planning and making a care plan.

7

Introduction to pleasant events and your mood: connection between mood and pleasant and unpleasant events, identifying pleasant events and monitoring mood.

8

Using your skills in the future: review of content from previous seven sessions, identifying the most helpful strategies and techniques from the program and developing a plan to continue future use.