Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors Essential Skills and Successful Strategies in Long-Term Care By Stephen Weber Long, Ph.D.

"[this] book is outstanding … the approaches and recommendations would clearly fit as a critical part of [a facility’s] overall mental-health program … [it] not only effectively captures key human relationship and organizational needs, [it] presents the material in a way that can be easily understood and taught in residential settings that often cannot devote more than small blocks of time to training"
-Catherine Johnson, Psy.D., Licensed Long-Term Care Administrator, Minnesota


“Intended and primarily recommended for professionals and para-professionals working with residents, Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors is also very useful and informative reading for concerned family members."
-The Midwest Book Review


"Caring for People with Challenging Behaviors is a very useful addition to the training literature in long term care. [The book] uses rich and compelling case material to make behavioral approaches come alive for the direct care staff and ... provides practical step-by-step approaches for controlling the range of difficult behaviors often encountered in long term care. This book will be useful to staff members and supervisors who face the daily challenge of providing care in the long term care settings."
-Michael A. Smyer, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Boston College


"an excellent resource both for health care professionals and enlightened administrators preparing themselves for careers in long term care settings. Dr. Long ... has authored a well-written, practical guide for dealing with a wide range of problem behaviors. This book will be very helpful for understanding and managing difficult situations involving physically frail and cognitively impaired older adults residing in community, assisted living facility, and nursing home environments."
-Victor Molinari, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor, Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida