Pre-intervention assessment for disruptive behavior problems: a focus on staff needs. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Mental health professionals are often called upon to assist institutions in their struggle to manage the behavior problems associated with dementia. The current article provides an example of a typical behavioral consultation. The various methods of assessment, including topographical, functional and observational are described in the context of planning future interventions. Results indicate that a large proportion of staff time, approximately 40%, is spent implementing such interventions. Although the time required is great, frontline staff are adept at utilizing less invasive interventions first. Implications for subsequent interventions, need for continued evaluation and reassessing levels of staff burden are discussed.

publication date

  • May 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Aggression
  • Dementia
  • Staff Development

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036263946

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/13607860220126727

PubMed ID

  • 12028886

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 6

issue

  • 2