Behavioral
therapy is the new clinical programme in the Nursing Unit. It has
been conducted since the year 2000. Behavioral modification programmes
were applied to our head injured patients whose behavior problems
may be preventing them from making the best use of various therapies.
Behavioral therapy and behavioral modification have generated a
technology of learning based on careful observation and concerned
with the gradual increment of appropriate behaviors and the decrement
of inappropriatebehaviors. The cognitive impaired patients are referred
to specially trained nurses for the following:
To further classify
their level of impairment, using the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive
Scale.
To use the guidelines
provided, and to use behavioral modification and other methods,
to upgrade their level of functioning.
To train the families who will be their careers to implement
their therapeutic intervention at home.
Behavioral
therapy is the new clinical programme in the Nursing Unit. It has
been conducted since the year 2000. Behavioral modification programmes
were applied to our head injured patients whose behavior problems
may be preventing them from making the best use of various therapies.
Behavioral therapy and behavioral modification have generated a
technology of learning based on careful observation and concerned
with the gradual increment of appropriate behaviors and the decrement
of inappropriatebehaviors. The cognitive impaired patients are referred
to specially trained nurses for the following: