Event Date: Mar 04, 2026

Clues, Causes & Care to Consider for Responsive Behaviours is a 150+ page evidence-informed resource designed for those supporting older adults with responsive behaviours/personal expressions associated with dementia, complex mental health conditions, substance use, and/or other neurological conditions. This new resource is a reference tool for clinical teams during comprehensive behavioural assessments, offering evidence-based, person-centred, non-pharmacological strategies. It is inclusive of all the behaviours listed within the BSO-DOS© and is structured using the PIECES™ acronym to support integration of trusted clinical tools and resources.
 
 
     


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Presenter(s):

Debbie Hewitt Colborne is an Advanced Practice Nurse with experience and expertise working with older adults within long-term care, the community and hospital settings.  She finds her current role at the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office deeply rewarding, as it allows her to support teams in advancing best practices in person, family and relationship-centred care of older adults with responsive behaviours.


Em Thielking is a Project Assistant with the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office at the North Bay Regional Health Centre. They are a Registered Social Worker whose current work includes the development of capacity building tools to support healthcare providers in providing meaningful, person-centred responses to older adults with responsive behaviours. Their interests include trauma-informed dementia care, health systems navigation, and equity in healthcare.