Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care

An Advanced Guide

Gary W Hartz, D Michael Splain (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

236 Seiten

1997
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0114-6 (ISBN)

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The responsibility of providing mental health evaluations and treatment to nursing home patients is increasingly falling on the shoulders of social services and nursing staff. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care provides the advanced techniques you, as a caregiver, need for assessing and intervening with psychosocial and behavioral problems in LTC. Targeted to students and staff who are familiar with the basic needs and problems of LTC residents, this book also describes effective ways of documenting assessments and interventions to help you integrate results into the medical record and prepare for state surveys. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care presents you with information about common mental disorders in LTC, basic counseling techniques, and the three major types of psychiatric medication. You’ll also read about legal issues in the psychosocial arena and learn how to avoid burnout while working in LTC. Best of all, this book shows you how to:

use the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Mini Mental Status Exam to screen for depression and dementia
design thorough behavioral assessments through use of a tracking grid
use results of assessments to set up effective behavioral interventions
intervene with specific psychosocial problems, such as aggression
document the results of assessments
develop effective Resident Assessment Inventories
prepare for state surveys and develop plans of correction in response to surveysWhether you’re a graduate student or new practitioner in social work, nursing, or health care administration, you’ll appreciate this book’s practical, hands-on approach to problem solving and its focus on the biopsychosocial model. Only through a thorough assessment of residents’physical, psychological, and social needs can we design effective intervention and provide the care they deserve.

Hartz, Gary W; Splain, D Michael

Contents
Preface

The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Services in Long-Term Care
Psychosocial Needs of LTC Residents
Assessment of Mental Disorders in LTC
The Geriatric Depression Scale and Mini-Mental State Exam
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Designing Behavioral Assessments and Interventions
Interventions for Specific Psychosocial and Behavioral Problems
Psychiatric Medication
Administrative Issues: Documentation and Preparation for Survey
Legal and Ethical Issues
Preventing Burn-out: Taking Control of Your Own Psychosocial Needs
Appendixes
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.1997
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 216 mm
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7890-0114-4 / 0789001144
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-0114-6 / 9780789001146
Zustand	Neuware