Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors

  • 1.0 hours
  • Knowledge reviews: 0
  • Exams: 1
  • Certificate of completion
  • Available in: English
Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors

Course Description

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.

What will be taught topics

  • 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
Lesson list
  • Introduction to Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors< Introduction to Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors
  • What are Challenging Behaviors?< What are Challenging Behaviors?
  • Conditions with Challenging Behaviors< Conditions with Challenging Behaviors
  • Aggression< Aggression
  • Knowledge Review Knowledge Review
  • Self-Harm< Self-Harm
  • Resistance to Care< Resistance to Care
  • Repetitive Motions or Behaviors< Repetitive Motions or Behaviors
  • Knowledge Review Knowledge Review
  • Exit Seeking and Wandering< Exit Seeking and Wandering
  • Sexualized Behaviors< Sexualized Behaviors
  • Exam - Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors Exam - Working with Clients with Challenging Behaviors