The Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner

Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., PhD , is the Series Editor for the bestselling Practice Planners (R). Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world. Deborah W. Frazer, PhD , is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked with older adults for more than thirty years as a clinician, teacher, administrator, and consultant. Dr. Frazer is the author of more than thirty articles and book chapters related to work with older adults. She has written, taught, and developed programs in public, nonprofit, and corporate settings, and is currently an independent practitioner and consultant. Gregory A. Hinrichsen, PhD , is a geropsychologist with thirty-five years of experience in the field of aging. During his career, he has provided clinical services to older adults, conducted gerontology research, directed geropsychology training programs, and contributed to aging public policy. Dr. Hinrichsen is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

PracticePlanners(R) Series Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Sample Treatment Plan 9 Activities of Daily Living (ADL/IADL) Deficits 13 Anxiety 20 Caregiver Distress 31 Communication Deficits 40 Decisional Incapacity 49 Depression 57 Disruptive Behaviors of Dementia 66 Driving Deficit 73 Elder Abuse and Neglect 79 Falls 87 Grief/Loss Unresolved 93 Interpersonal Disputes 101 Life Role Transition 108 Loneliness/Interpersonal Deficits 114 Mania/Hypomania 121 Medical/Medication Issues Unresolved 129 Memory Impairment 137 Nutritional Deficits Unresolved 144 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 152 Panic/Agoraphobia 159 Paranoid Ideation 167 Persistent Pain 175 Phobia 183 Residential Issues Unresolved 191 Sexually Inappropriate Behavior 199 Sleep Disturbance 206 Somatization 212 Spiritual Confusion 220 Substance Abuse/Dependence 228 Suicidal Ideation/Behavior 236 Appendix A: Bibliotherapy Suggestions 244 Appendix B: Professional References for Evidence-Based Chapters 252 Appendix C: Recommended Assessment Measures for Non-Evidence-Based Chapters 263 Appendix D: Recovery Model Objectives and Interventions 264