Caring For People With Challenging Behaviors

The newly revised edition of this popular resource provides caregiving staff with even more ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate disruptive behaviors exhibited by residents in long-term care settings. Nearly 80% of long-term care residents have some degree of moderate to severe behavioral symptoms [...]
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The newly revised edition of this popular resource provides caregiving staff with even more ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate disruptive behaviors exhibited by residents in long-term care settings. Nearly 80% of long-term care residents have some degree of moderate to severe behavioral symptoms stemming from mental illness, dementia, difficult personalities, longstanding behavior patterns, or personal distress, all of which can be systematically improved using these practical, evidence-based coping and intervention strategies. Through vignettes of readily recognizable resident types, staff learn to understand what triggers and reinforces residents' challenging behavior using the "ABCs of behavior" to identify the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences. Applying the recommended communication techniques and effective psychological approaches in care planning and day-to-day care is assured to produce more positive behavior.