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Using group process to educate staff and manage aggressive behavior of nursing home residents
Michael B Swift1, Robert B Williams, Mertie L Potter
1New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH, USA.
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|January 30, 2002
Abstract:
1. Group process can be an effective tool to cope with aggressive behaviors of nursing home residents. 2. Staff education in and commitment to group process are essential. 3. Peer pressure, therapeutic confrontation, and a supportive environment empower residents and staff to cope constructively with negative behaviors.