Emerging Trends in Psychological Practice in Long- Term Care

by Norris, Margaret P., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780789020048
• ISBN10: 0789020041
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: HAWORTH PRESS

Summary

Update your knowledge of mental health services delivery in long-term care settings! Authored by experts in the field of psychology practice in long-term care (LTC), this valuable book is designed to update psychologists and educators on developments in the evolving field of geriatric mental health in LTC settings. The editors and chapter authors are scientist-practitioners who use their expertise to cover applied topics while maintaining high scientific and scholarly standards. The first section of Emerging Trends in Psychological Practice in Long-Term Care examines modifications to traditional psychotherapy techniques that make them more appropriate for long-term care patients, with chapters reviewing: group therapy in long-term care brief psychotherapy for treating depression in patients with dementia the use of autobiographical memory techniques in cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression the treatment of disruptive behaviors in LTC residents The second se

Table of Contents

Introduction: Emerging Practices for Psychologists in Long-Term Care	1	(13)
Margaret P. Norris
SECTION ONE: MODIFICATIONS OF TRADITIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES
Group Therapy in Long Term Care Sites	13	(12)
Victor Molinari
R-E-M Psychotherapy: A Manualized Approach for Long-Term Care Residents with Depression and Dementia	25	(26)
Brian Carpenter
Katy Ruckdeschel
Holly Ruckdeschel
Kimberly Van Haitsma
Use of Positive Core Memories in LTC: A Review	51	(40)
Lee Hyer
Steve Sohnle
Dan Mehan
Amie Ragan
Disruptive Behavior: Systemic and Strategic Management	91	(14)
Michael Duffy
SECTION TWO: MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES
Family Work in a Long-Term Care Setting	105	(20)
Suzann M. Ogland-Hand
Margaret Florsheim
Pleasant Events-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression in Nursing Home Residents: A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation	125	(24)
Suzanne Meeks
Colin A. Depp
Systemic Characteristics of Long-Term Care in Residential Environments: Clinical Importance of Differences in Staff and Resident Perceptions	149	(24)
Joyce Parr
Sara Green
A Team Effort for Treating Depression in Dementia	173	(24)
Donald G. Slone
Training in Long-Term Care Facilities: Critical Issues	197	(42)
Lee A. Hyer
Amie M. Ragan
SECTION THREE: ETHICAL AND CONFIDENTIALITY QUANDARIES
Informed Consent in the Long Term Care Setting	239	(22)
Martin D. Zehr
Psychologists' Multiple Roles in Long-Term Care: Untangling Confidentiality Quandaries	261	(16)
Margaret P. Norris
Confidentiality and Informed Consent versus Collaboration: Challenges of Psychotherapy Ethics in Nursing Homes	277	(16)
Michael Duffy
Index	293