Brain Injury & Behavioral Dyscontrol: Dialogue, Skills & Consequences

Course overview

Behavioral dyscontrol refers to manifestations of inappropriate conduct. It includes noncompliance/nonadherence, physical aggression, verbal aggression/threats, sexual inappropriateness, poor safety/judgment, elopement, wandering, making demands/being manipulative, hoarding, social withdrawal, self-injurious behavior, suicidal ideation/behavior, somatic complaints, unawareness of deficits, hallucinations/delusions, etc. Behavioral dyscontrol after brain injury can be treated. There are three basic intervention methods: therapeutic discussion, skill building, and contingencies. However, it is crucial that these be applied with an understanding of how to adjust them for the needs of people with brain injury. The goal of this course is to delineate the nature of each intervention, the pitfalls of its use in therapeutic treatment of those with brain injury, and how to adjust each to be most successful. This course is Part 3 of a four-part series of courses on behavioral dyscontrol following brain injury.