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Aggressive Behavior
of Residents in Long Term Care Facilities
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Guild Home for the Aged Blind
Robert Figlerski
9:00a.m.- 5:00p.m.
Tuesday June 20, 2006
Dewitt Nursing Home
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About
the Instructor: Robert Figlerski
Robert Figlerski PhD
has worked in the area of health psychology for
over 20 years. He is a Senior Psychologist at RG Psychological Services
providing psychological consulting services to skilled nursing facilities. |
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OBJECTIVE:
To provide practical strategies to respond to the aggressive behavior of nursing
home residents. Learn what causes aggressive behavior, techniques to
reduce resident aggression, how to handle a crisis, and what needs to be
documented with respect to the resident's aggressive behavior.
KEY TOPICS:
• Aggressive Spectrum
• Medical Etiologies of Dementia
• Strategies and Techniques
for Reducing Resident Aggression
• Controlled
Releases
• Documentation
of Resident Aggression
• Measuring the Successful Management of a Crisis
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Staff Training Requirements
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Roles and Responsibilities of CNAs
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Responses to Staff Injuries
as a Result of Resident Aggression
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Behaviors due to Dementia,
Alzheimer's, Mental Disorders and Medication
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