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Older people are entering nursing homes later and sicker than ever before, thus presenting as more physically fragile and complex residents and requiring more advanced care and treatment. To this end, Hyer and Intrieri have gathered together a group of health care professionals who are genuinely dedicated to the care and research of long-term care (LTC) environments. This group seeks to push the envelope for improved use of professional time, effort, and input and in this remarkable book, share their ideas with you. By applying the Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) model to various care settings, the editors are able to examine current LTC practices and existing psychosocial issues confronting older LTC patients; either support or challenge them; and offer suggestions and strategies, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, for improving the LTC system and residents' physical, psychological, emotional, and social health. This book provides insight on the psychological issues facing long-term care residents for a plethora of health care professionals, including:
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Preface Introduction Part I: Overview Part II: Basic Care Part III: "There is Still a Person in There" Part IV: Training Part V: Interventions Index | |||||||||
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"Drs. Hyer and Intrieri have designed and edited a bold new text on long term care - challenging views about the management of psychiatric issues, individualizing behavioral interventions to maximize self-identity, offering cutting-edge applications of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and promoting novel staff training models and treatment team structures. This is a treatise that will spark discussion and ultimately enhance substantially the quality of life of long term care residents. Bravo!" "[A]n outstanding overview of contemporary work being done to the improve the care of aged persons whose medical, social, and psychological circumstances cause them to require placement in nursing homes and long-term care facilities....I found the research, program development, and innovative strategies presented in this book to be refreshing and rewarding. This edited volume coherently brings together a broad, contemporary range of chapters related to medical, psychological, ecological, social, and management issues that directly address many of the problems faced by those who practice in the field of service delivery to nursing home and extended care facilities. The book maintains its focus throughout on the individual as an active agent in his or her life choices....There is a strong recognition of the integral role individualized assessment and programming plays in optimizing the unique assets and interests brought to the setting by each resident....Policymakers, nursing home administrators, and geriatricians in all fields of education and practice will find this edited volume of theory and clinical research and treatment strategies exceptionally useful." | |||||||||
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