Benjamin White – Keys to Overcoming Challenging Patient Behavior in Rehab: How to Achieve Optimal Outcomes Despite Apathy, Anxiety, Anger, Depression, & Fear
- Benjamin White, Professor
2 hours and 48 minutes.
Audio and video formats are available.
Copyright: December 6, 2019
DescriptionNo words can express how happy you are to see your patients finally achieve their functional goals.
But how many patients have you known over the years whose progress was ultimately hampered by their mindsets, moods, and behaviors, rather than their diagnoses? Emotional and behavioral barriers can be extremely difficult to overcome, limiting your clinical effectiveness in a variety of ways:
Exercise avoidance
Therapy sessions were missed.
Apathy
Nonparticipation
Fear of pain/discomfort Oppositional behavior
Isolation and inactivity
AtrophyThis recording is for you if you’ve ever seen a good prognosis ruined by a bad patient.
Allow Benjamin White, PT, DPT, C/NDT, LSVT BIG, to be your guide as you learn effective mindfulness-based strategies that have helped countless patients overcome apathy, anxiety, anger, depression, and fear.
Purchase now to learn how to increase patient engagement, build momentum, and redirect attention from despair to joy.
Handouts
Keys to Overcoming Challenging Patient Behavior in Rehabilitation (8.3 MB)
48 Pages Available after Purchase
Instructions for ASHA Credit – SELF STUDY ONLY – 12/06/19 (38.5 KB) (38.5 KB)
Outline available after purchase
Inside the Minds of Emotionally Resistant Patients
Making sense of challenging behavior — a neuroanatomical perspective
What triggers emotional resistance?Interpret the Signs, Symptoms, and Causes of Emotional Resistance
Exercise avoidance
Therapy sessions were missed.
Nonparticipation
Oppositional behavior
Fear of pain/discomfort
Apathy
Isolation and inactivity
AtrophyEffective Techniques, Workarounds, and Strategies for Maladaptive Behavior
How to capture attention early on
Building and maintaining momentum
Keys to rerouting attention from despair to joy
Retraining perspective, step-by-step
Important considerations for exercise dosage
Salient approaches built on functional paradigmsReal-World Applications for Common Diagnoses
Stroke\sParkinsons
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Multiple sclerosis\sVertigoCase Scenario: Help a Disengaged Patient Get Back on Track
Faculty\sBenjamin White, PT, DPT, C/NDT, LSVT BIG Related seminars and products: 5
Benjamin White, PT, DPT, C/NDT, LSVT BIG, is an expert in stroke rehabilitation who serves as the lead neurological therapist at a not-for-profit healthcare institution in Texas. A graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center’s physical therapy doctoral program, he has treated a wide array of neurological diagnoses over the years, from concussions and vestibular disorders to stroke, Parkinson’s, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Dr. White is an award-winning clinical instructor, a renowned national speaker on stroke rehabilitation topics, and has published numerous articles on the topics of neuroplasticity and stroke. In addition, he serves on the Neuro-Development Treatment (NDT) publication committee and is the co-president of the Brazos Valley Parkinson’s Association.
Disclosures for Speakers:
Financial: Benjamin White has an employment relationship with Baylor Scott & White. PESI, Inc. pays him a speaking honorarium.
Non-financial: Benjamin White is a member of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association.