Arun has lived at Calm Valley Long-term Care home for three years. His sister Parminder visitsevery day and likes to come downstairs with her brother to participate in recreation activities inthe multipurpose room. After reviewing his chart, you realize that Arun hasn’t been down toactivities for a week. You go up to his room and knock on the door. Parminder comes out tospeak with you in the hallway. Apparently, her brother will not go downstairs. He is convincedthat staff members are trying to steal his wallet and shoes. He refuses to leave his room in casethe “robbers” come in while he is gone. Parminder is very distressed and does not know whatto say to convince her brother that no one is going to steal his valuable items. He will not listento her, and has started saying that she must be conspiring with the staff to steal from him. Howcan you help this family? a. Responsive behaviour: Describe what responsive behaviour your client is experiencing (1point), and what symptoms in the Case Study description led you to that decision (4 points).b. ABC Model: List (3 points) and describe (6 points) each of the 3 parts of the ABC model.c. Intervening: List and describe at least two solutions you used to intervene with your client. (4points).d. Communication strategies: When communicating with your client and their care partner,what strategies could you use to facilitate communication? Consider orientation, environment,and body language in your description. (5 points)e. Caregiver education and support: What online resource(s) could you share with your client’scare partner to help them better understand what responsive behaviours are and how they canhelp their person(family or friend)? Include the name of the resource and a hyperlink.
Arun has lived at Calm Valley Long-term Care home for three years. His sister Parminder visits
every day and likes to come downstairs with her brother to participate in recreation activities in
the multipurpose room. After reviewing his chart, you realize that Arun hasn’t been down to
activities for a week. You go up to his room and knock on the door. Parminder comes out to
speak with you in the hallway. Apparently, her brother will not go downstairs. He is convinced
that staff members are trying to steal his wallet and shoes. He refuses to leave his room in case
the “robbers” come in while he is gone. Parminder is very distressed and does not know what
to say to convince her brother that no one is going to steal his valuable items. He will not listen
to her, and has started saying that she must be conspiring with the staff to steal from him. How
can you help this family?
a. Responsive behaviour: Describe what responsive behaviour your client is experiencing (1
point), and what symptoms in the Case Study description led you to that decision (4 points).
b. ABC Model: List (3 points) and describe (6 points) each of the 3 parts of the ABC model.
c. Intervening: List and describe at least two solutions you used to intervene with your client. (4
points).
d. Communication strategies: When communicating with your client and their care partner,
what strategies could you use to facilitate communication? Consider orientation, environment,
and body language in your description. (5 points)
e. Caregiver education and support: What online resource(s) could you share with your client’s
care partner to help them better understand what responsive behaviours are and how they can
help their person(family or friend)? Include the name of the resource and a hyperlink.
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