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Behavioral-Clinical Administration in the Real World: Crisis Intervention in a Large Community Residence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Jeffrey Beck  and
Harvey J. Lieberman
Jeffrey Beck
Affiliation:
Community Residential Treatment Service, South Beach Psychiatric Center, Staten Island, New York
Harvey J. Lieberman
Affiliation:
Community Residential Treatment Service, South Beach Psychiatric Center, Staten Island, New York
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Discharged psychiatric patients at a large community residence were noted to be experiencing increased agitation, anger and anxiety in connection with repeated vandalism and unauthorized visits by members of the surrounding community. An intervention based on behavioral concepts and technology was formulated utilizing many parts of the social matrix of the residence, including clinical staff, direct care staff and the residents. Resident behavior was successfully changed as a result of the intervention. It appears that behaviorally based, clinical-administrative solutions to “real world” problems can be effective in teaching passive, chronic mental patients safety conscious behavior and helping them to assume responsibility for their community-based living space.

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Clinical/Brief Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 258 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1986

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