adapting to client characteristics 2
Veteran’s center clients:
- Vary in age from 20 to 85
- Are male and female
- Include those with physical handicaps from different wars
Your manager asks you to put a training presentation together for an all agency staff meeting defining treatment strategies for these different types of clients for the entire staff of therapists, nurses and social workers at the center. Your presentation should include the following:
- At least 1 slide for each of the following topics:
- Age
- Gender
- Culture
- Mental Disabilities
- Physical Handicaps
- 4-5 bullet points per slide covering the aspects the therapist may need to be sensitive to in treating the individual.
- .10-12 slides with notes