Have you noticed the following descriptions of decision-making in your parent or senior family member?

Failing to make decisions when the environment is stressful, fall back on routine
Failing to make decisions due to physically feeling sick or nervous
Tendency to catastrophize when trying to make decisions and make a change
When a decision does not work out, a tendency to take it personally and blame one’s self

In this video lesson, you will learn about the following topics and lesson objectives to help provide care giving to your senior parent or family member:
Cognitive Domain (Knowledge & Understanding)
1.1 Explain how specific tools (e.g., Weekly Needs Assessment, Optimal Decision-Making Eval) can support decision-making processes by providing clear, accessible, and age-relevant information to compensate for changes in cognitive processing speed and flexibility.1.2 Recognize the strategic components of optimizing the internal and external environment for decision-making, including focusing on creating supportive routines for exercise, nutrition, medication management that are tailored to senior needs.
Affective Domain (Attitudes & Values)
2.1 Acknowledge the importance of accurate observation and quality information in making well-informed decisions, discussing how these elements become critical for managing age-related cognitive changes.2.2 Value the role of structured tools using task induction in maintaining up-regulation of the Deliberate system by providing relevant and simplified information tailored to seniors’ decision-making capacity.2.3 Demonstrate openness to using DDM tools to improve decision-making practices by providing clear, specific, and constrained information to support age-related decision-making challenges.
Psychomotor Domain (Skills & Actions)
3.1 Practice using the Optimal Decision-Making Eval tool to accurately identify and categorize personal needs, focusing on simplifying complex decisions and enhancing readiness for de...