Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors

Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors

In this course, you will learn about challenging behaviors you may come across as a home health aide. Additionally, we will provide you with strategies to prevent and deal with such behaviors.

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Overview

Details
  • Lessons: 9
  • Number of tests: 3
  • Hours: 1.0 hours
  • Students who are studying this course: 94
What you will learn
  • Define what a challenging behavior is
  • Identify common conditions associated with challenging behaviors
  • Describe the causes of aggressive behavior, how to prevent it, and how to deal with it when it happens
  • Describe the causes of self-harm and describe how the home health aide can help
  • Describe the causes of resistance to care, and the strategies you can use to deal with it
  • Describe repetitive motions and the strategies you can use to deal with it
  • Describe strategies to deal with wandering and exit seeking
  • Describe the causes of sexualized behavior, how to prevent it, and how to deal with it when it happens

Lessons

    • Introduction to Working with Clients with Challenging BehaviorsIntroduction to Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors
    • 6 mins
    • What are Challenging Behaviors?What are Challenging Behaviors?
    • 5 mins
    • Conditions with Challenging BehaviorsConditions with Challenging Behaviors
    • 10 mins
    • AggressionAggression
    • 29 mins
    • Knowledge Review Knowledge Review
    • 2 mins
    • Self-HarmSelf-Harm
    • 6 mins
    • Resistance to CareResistance to Care
    • 14 mins
    • Repetitive Motions or BehaviorsRepetitive Motions or Behaviors
    • 9 mins
    • Knowledge Review Knowledge Review
    • 2 mins
    • Exit Seeking and WanderingExit Seeking and Wandering
    • 4 mins
    • Sexualized BehaviorsSexualized Behaviors
    • 8 mins
    • Exam - Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors Exam - Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors
    • 15 mins

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