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Mental health problems and behavioural disruptions in nursing homes
— are social workers prepared to provide needed services? | | Author(s) | Terry Tirrito |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 27, no 1/2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 73-85 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Behaviour disorders ; Nursing homes ; Social work ; Management [care] ; Social workers ; Training [welfare work] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This paper describes a study which examines knowledge of mental health problems and management of behavioural disruptions by social workers in nursing homes. Since a significant number of nursing home patients have mental health problems (estimates range from 50 to 80 percent) which present behavioural disruptions, this knowledge is critical. Results indicate that social workers are not prepared to provide needed services because they do not have adequate knowledge about the management of behavioural disruptions or the identification of mental health problems of nursing home patients. Recommendations are that social workers employed in nursing homes should have gerontological training, and that national policy changes are needed to develop guidelines for qualifications of nursing home social workers. Nursing homes are not meeting the needs of older adults with mental health problems, when social workers do not have the knowledge needed to provide nursing home services. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980219207 A |
| Classmark | E: EP: LHB: IG: QA: QR: QW: 3F: 7T |
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