Dementia - Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Model

Question 1

4 frameworks for interventions

Answer 1

• Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold Model
• Need-driven Dementia-compromised Behavior Model
• Cognitive Behavioural Approach
• Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Model

Question 2

Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Model

– Framework’s raison d’être

Answer 2

Choosing interventions to match the functional skills of person with dementia.

Question 3

Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Model

– Goals (On considering 3 levels of functional ability)

Answer 3

1) ambulatory – active sports, games, cognitive stimulation
2) wheelchair-bound – exercise and sensory stimulation
3) non-ambulatory – ROM exercises, massage, sensory integration activity