Caring For People With Challenging Behaviors: Essential Skills and Successful St

Description: Caring For People With Challenging Behaviors by Stephen Weber Long Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Provides caregiving staff with easy-to-understand and powerfully effective ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the challenging behaviours of care recipients. Care staff will learn how to use this books proven intervention tools and strategies to identify and satisfy the basic human needs that underlie challenging behaviours, as well as encourage and reinforce positive behaviours. Publisher Description The newly revised edition of this popular resource provides caregiving staff with easy-to-understand and powerfully effective ways to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the challenging behaviors of care recipients. Nearly 80% of long-term care residents exhibit some level of difficult behaviors stemming from a wide range of factors including depression, personal distress, declining physical function, or dementia. Care staff will learn how to use this books proven intervention tools and strategies to identify and satisfy the basic human needs that underlie challenging behaviors, as well as encourage and reinforce positive behaviors.With detailed vignettes illustrating the successful implementation of each recommended technique for addressing common challenging resident behaviors, this new edition 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, this book serves as both a self-study tool and a resource for in-service training.Resources for staff include:Downloadable handouts that summarize core content as well as strategies and models for intervention.Exercises that help staff put concepts into practice.Intervention and behavior tracking forms.Stress-management techniques that help staff with their own reactions to challenging resident behavior.A 5-step treatment plan using a preventative approach.Whether used as a self-help tool, a curriculum for in-services, a training guide for students, or a reference for mental health professionals, Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors, Second Edition is an essential read for anyone working in long-term care. The simple and practical techniques presented will raise the quality of life for care recipients and can transform the overall culture of care.NEW to the second edition!New chapter on the benefits of advance directives over behavior contracts.More intervention strategies and stress-management techniques.Downloadable exercises, forms, posters, and 40 handouts.Additional case studies and instructional displays.2015 National Mature Media Award (Merit Award Winner) Author Biography Stephen Weber Long, Ph.D., is a psychologist and psychoanalyst. Dr. Long practices psychoanalytic psychotherapy, provides staff training to extended care-facilities in the United States, and is a consultant to extended-care administrators and supervisors. Details ISBN 1938870123 ISBN-13 9781938870125 Title Caring For People With Challenging Behaviors Author Stephen Weber Long Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 200 Edition 2nd Publisher Health Professions Press,U.S. GE_Item_ID:130756524; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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