1st Edition

Emerging Trends in Psychological Practice in Long-Term Care

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

Update your knowledge of mental health services delivery in long-term care settings! Authored by experts in the field of psychology practice in long-term care (LTC), this valuable book is designed to update psychologists and educators on developments in the evolving field of geriatric mental health in LTC settings. The editors and chapter authors are scientist-practitioners who use their... Read more
  • Introduction: Emerging Practices for Psychologists in Long-Term Care
  • SECTION ONE: MODIFICATIONS OF TRADITIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES
  • Group Therapy in Long Term Care Sites
  • R-E-M- Psychotherapy: A Manualized Approach for Long-Term Care Residents with Depression and Dementia
  • Use of Positive Core Memories in an LTC: A Review
  • Disruptive Behavior: Systemic and Strategic Management
  • SECTION TWO: MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES
  • Family Work in a Long-Term Care Setting
  • Pleasant Events-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression in Nursing Home Residents: A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation
  • Systemic Characteristics of Long-Term Care in Residential Environments: Clinical Importance of Differences in Staff and Resident Perceptions
  • A Team Effort for Treating Depression in Dementia
  • Training in Long-Term Care Facilities: Critical Issues
  • SECTION THREE: ETHICAL AND CONFIDENTIALITY QUANDARIES
  • Informed Consent in the Long Term Care Setting
  • Psychologists’ Multiple Roles in Long-Term Care: Untangling Confidentiality Quandaries
  • Confidentiality and Informed Consent versus Collaboration: Challenges of Psychotherapy Ethics in Nursing Homes
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Suzann Ogland-Hand, Margaret Norris, Victor Molinari