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

Aiming to serve readers and care recipients alike by providing valuable tools and education for effective responses to challenges, this revised second edition increases the focus on empowering caregivers to deal with the stress of their roles, while some of the newer material further considers how to effectively integrate into the culture of long-term care the skills and principles for addressing challenging behaviors. He continues to use evidence-based practice in psychology (endorsed by the American Psychological Association (APA)), which integrates the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and the needs and values of the patient or client. Also continued is the use of stories to enhance understanding of the material. There are seven chapters: why people who need care do what they do; encouraging positive behaviors; finding solutions to challenging behaviors; stress and the roles of thinking and feeling; addressing mental health needs with advance directives and the practice of forgiveness; obstacles to using effective techniques; treatment planning. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)