Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors in Long-Term Care

Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors in Long-Term Care
Speaker(s): Stephen Weber Long, Ph.D.

> Logistics

Seminar length: 1 day

Number of participants: 10–30

Who will benefit from this seminar: All long-term care staff, including direct care staff, clerical staff, house keeping and food service staff; all professionals involved in long-term care settings, including medical staff, supervisors, and administrators – as well as those training for positions and roles in long-term care settings

Seminar fee:
(What do fees include?)
$3,300

It is recommended that all staff be included in this seminar, regardless of job position, level of training, or role. Effectively addressing problem behaviors requires good teamwork from the entire staff.

However, this seminar may be customized to fit the needs of specific groups, such as direct care staff, professionals in long-term care (e.g. nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists, clergy), long-term care administrators or students of different disciplines.

If you have another audience in mind, please let us know. Dr. Long has experience in tailoring seminars to a variety of audiences.

> Seminar Description

This seminar teaches participants effective ways to prevent, reduce, eliminate, and cope with many of the common behavior problems exhibited by long-term care residents. Dr. Long explains an upbeat, person-centered approach that focuses on encouraging positive behaviors, utilizing teamwork, and finding solutions to behavior problems.

Participants will learn to

understand why long-term care residents do what they do

encourage positive behavior among residents

find solutions to difficult behavior

cope with caregiver stress

overcome obstacles to using effective interventions

create treatment plans to address problem behaviors