Try: Try allowing cr to try to do something that he she thinks he she can do but that may be beyond his her capabilities the goal is to raise cr’s awareness through real trial and error situations work with cr to use effective problem solving techniques give cr realistic and supportive feedback help to […]
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Care recipient (cr) has lost interest in doing things he she use to love to do
Try: Offer cr emotional support understanding patience and encouragement remind cr that depression usually fades with time and treatment talk to cr and listen carefully acknowledge cr’s feelings point out realities and offer hope get cr involved in activities outside the house for example walks shopping movies church services volunteering if he she declines keep […]
Care recipient (cr) doesn’t pursue interests and activities that he or she previously liked to do anymore
Try: Be creative and think out of the box as you look for new and fun ways to get the cr engaged in activities don’t feel constrained by what the cr has enjoyed in the past if the cr has physical or cognitive challenges provide him or her with a task or activity that can […]
Care recipient (cr) acts impulsively and has problems with self control
Try: Develop a special stop and think signal that you can use to alert the cr when he or she is doing or saying something inappropriate for example you could try raising your finger or saying a special word suggest that cr stop and think slow down and consider other options suggest a different activity […]
Care recipient (cr) has sudden outbursts of anger and gets frustrated or agitated over minor annoyances
Try: Approach the cr calmly and allow yourself to take a break when necessary try to consistently react to certain behaviors in a certain way often a consistent approach helps to manage difficult behaviors develop a plan for the cr to manage frustration or anger this might mean taking a walk or going to another […]
Care recipient (cr) has poor problem solving skills
Try: Encourage the cr to use the following effective problem-solving skills identify the problem if the problem has many parts break it down into one problem at a time brainstorm possible solutions together think of as many options as you can evaluate the alternatives consider the pros and cons of each possible solution choose a […]
Care recipient (cr) has non-verbal communication issues e g facial expressions hand gestures the non-verbal communication may be socially inappropriate distracting irritating or inconsistent with what the cr is saying verbally
Try: Explain to the cr that some of his or her non-verbal communication may be inappropriate for specific social situations provide specific examples of this such as looking around instead of paying attention to the person who is talking shrugging shoulders to indicate i don’t care standing too close to someone and invading personal space […]
Care recipient (cr) has a hard time using the muscles needed to form words and produce sounds his her speech is often slurred slow or garbled
Try: Help cr do his her prescribed speech exercises properly and regularly allow ample time for cr to express him herself encourage cr to take time to speak inform those around cr about his her speech impairment so they too allow cr time to express him herself Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, […]
Care recipient (cr) has trouble expressing his her thoughts in writing getting started writing or writes the same words or phrases over and over
Try: Practice writing with cr for example suggest that cr write letters to friends or relatives suggest that cr make a list of openings i e dear hello hi etc and closings i e thank you sincerely yours truly and the reasons for selecting them suggest that cr say words out loud before writing them […]
Care recipient (cr) has trouble understanding what he she reads or following the main point when he she is reading the newspaper
Try: Try reading with cr try reviewing the reading material using the 5w strategy – who what where when why for example who are the characters what happened to the characters in the book what did they do about it where did it happen when did it happen why did it happen try to relate […]