Caring For People With Challenging Behaviors: Essential Skills And Successful Strategies In Long-Term-Care

by Long, Stephen Weber, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781878812919
• ISBN10: 1878812912
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Health Professions Pr

Summary

Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY. Helps professional caregivers develop effective ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate long-term care residents' challenging behavior. Includes vignettes, the interpersonal 'ABCs,' and avoidance of common mistakes. Offers handouts and tracking forms for staff and management. Softcover.

Table of Contents

About the Author	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
For the Reader	xv
Why Nursing Home Residents Do What They Do	1	(16)
Internal and External Influences on Behavior	1	(11)
Coping with Stress	12	(5)
Encouraging Positive Behavior	17	(28)
Engaging in Active Listening	17	(14)
Allowing Choices	31	(2)
Using Praise, Compliments, and Acknowledgment	33	(6)
Things to Avoid When Trying to Encourage Positive Behavior	39	(1)
Using Relaxation Techniques	39	(6)
Finding Solutions to Difficult Behavior	45	(36)
The Importance of Understanding Problem Behaviors	45	(1)
The ABCs of Behavior and Interpersonal Interaction	46	(3)
Holding On: Dealing with Reactions to Problem Behaviors	49	(25)
Cooperative Problem Solving with Residents	74	(4)
Coping with Stress by Using Mental Imagery	78	(3)
Stress and the Roles of Thinking and Feeling	81	(24)
Thinking and Feeling Explained	82	(1)
The ABCs of Thinking and Feeling	83	(9)
Using Our Feelings to Uncover the Motivations for Resident Behaviors	92	(10)
Breathing-Focused Relaxation	102	(1)
Practicing Techniques Outside of Relaxation Sessions	102	(3)
Obstacles to Using Effective Techniques	105	(18)
Personal Obstacles	105	(2)
Institutional Obstacles	107	(3)
Societal Obstacles	110	(2)
A System View	112	(2)
Improving Relationships as a Stress Management Technique	114	(9)
Treatment Planning	123	(18)
The Individual Method	124	(8)
The Team Method	132	(9)
Bibliography	141	(4)
Appendix Blank Forms	145	(12)
Top 10 Pleasant Events List	147	(1)
Pleasant Events Tracking Form	148	(1)
New Top 10 Pleasant Events List	149	(1)
ABCs of Behavior Observation Form	150	(1)
ABCs of Thinking and Feeling Form	151	(1)
Basic Psychological Skills Evaluation Form	152	(5)
Index	157