Managing Aggressive Behaviour in Care Settings

A practical guide for health professionals and trainers, offering
evidence-based low arousal approaches to defusing and managing
aggressive behaviours in a variety of health care settings.

• Provides both an academic background and practical advice on
  how to manage and minimize confrontation

• Illustrates low arousal approaches and offers clear advice on
  physical restraint and the reduction of these methods

• Describes the evidence base for recommended approaches

• Includes a wide range of valuable case examples from a variety
  of care settings

Auteur
Andrew A. McDonnell is a practicing Clinical Psychologist specializing in working with clients who exhibit challenging behaviours. He has published numerous articles on the subject of behaviour management in international journals and is the founder of the international training organization, Studio III Training Systems.

Résumé
A practical guide for health professionals and trainers, offering evidence-based low arousal approaches to defusing and managing aggressive behaviours in a variety of health care settings.

• Provides both an academic background and practical advice on how to manage and minimize confrontation
• Illustrates low arousal approaches and offers clear advice on physical restraint and the reduction of these methods
• Describes the evidence base for recommended approaches
• Includes a wide range of valuable case examples from a variety of care settings

Contenu

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

1. Understanding Violence and Aggression in Care Settings 1

2. The Development of a Low Arousal Approach 17

3. Developing a Core Training Course 35

4. Managing Aggressive Behaviour in Services for People with an Intellectual Disability 67

5. Managing Aggressive Behaviour in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders 87

6. Applying Low Arousal Approaches to Children and Adolescents in Residential Care Services 105

7. Developing Alternatives to Coercive Behaviour Management Approaches in Psychiatric Settings 121

8. Low Arousal Approaches in Care Environments for Older Adults 139

9. Evaluating the Outcomes of Crisis Management Training 153

10. Emerging Themes 181

References 203

Index 249