Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors
eBook - ePub

Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors

Essential Skills and Successful Strategies in Long-Term Care

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eBook - ePub

Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors

Essential Skills and Successful Strategies in Long-Term Care

About this book

"[this] book is outstandingā€¦[it] not only effectively captures key human relationship and organizational needs, [it] presents the material in a way that can be easily understood and taught in residential settings that often cannot devote more than small blocks of time to training." ā€”Catherine Johnson, Psy.D., Licensed Long-Term Care Administrator, MinnesotaThe newly revised edition of this popular resource provides professional and home-based caregivers with easy-to-understand and powerfully effective ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the challenging behaviors of care recipients. With detailed vignettes illustrating the successful implementation of each recommended technique for addressing common challenging resident behaviors, this book also focuses on empowering caregivers to cope with the stress of their roles. Presented in a user-friendly style for anyone working in long-term care settings or home-based care programs, Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors serves as both a self-study tool and a guide for in-service training. Resources include:ā€¢ handouts that summarize core content as well as strategies and models for interventionā€¢ exercises that help caregivers put concepts into practiceā€¢ intervention and behavior tracking formsā€¢ stress-management techniques that help caregivers with their own reactions to challenging resident behaviorsā€¢ a five-step treatment plan using a preventative approachThe simple and practical techniques found in these pages will significantly improve the quality of life of care recipients and their providers, and transform the overall culture of care.NEW to the second edition!ā€¢ New chapter on the benefits of advance directives over behavior contractsā€¢ More intervention strategies and techniquesā€¢ Downloadable exercises, forms, posters, and 40+ handouts, in PDF format!ā€¢ Additional case studies and instructional displays

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Downloadable Resources
  6. About the Author
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. For the Reader
  11. Dedication
  12. Chapter 1 Why People Who Need Care Do What They Do
  13. Chapter 2 Encouraging Positive Behaviors
  14. Chapter 3 Finding Solutions to Challenging Behaviors
  15. Chapter 4 Stress and the Roles of Thinking and Feeling
  16. Chapter 5 Addressing Mental Health Needs with Advance Directives and the Practice of Forgiveness
  17. Chapter 6 Obstacles to Using Effective Techniques
  18. Chapter 7 Treatment Planning
  19. Afterword
  20. Bibliography
  21. Appendix: Blank Forms
  22. Index