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Complete this course at your convenience and on your schedule.
Note: This is a pre-recorded video course approved for 1.5 CE credits for Social Workers (SW), Registered Nurses (RN) and Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrators.
NAB approval: 20270305-1.50-A119971-DL. – Starts on 3/6/2026 and Expires 3/5/2027
Social Work approval is for 1.5 Non-Clinical CE credits. – Expires 8/31/2026
RN approval expires 6/30/2027
A certificate will be issued after the successful completion of the course.
Course Description
Responding to Elders Challenging Resistance: Honoring Self-Advocacy and Self-Care
Resistance from older adults is not just a hurdle. It is often an important signal that deserves thoughtful attention.
Learn why recognizing and responding to resistance is essential to effective social work and client advocacy. This session focuses on practical ways to analyze resistance, respond constructively, and support self-direction among older adults—strengthening professional judgment while honoring dignity and autonomy in care.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, healthcare workers will be able to:
- Develop a professional philosophy for understanding and managing resistance
- Explain how to conceptualize resistance to assist the health care professional to avoid, sidestep, and mitigate it for client well being
- Describe five errors that health care professionals make which unintentionally encourage and stimulate client resistance
- List five principles for dealing with resistance
- Develop goals based on client motivations, which may be effective in producing a stronger self-care and self-advocacy response
About the Presenter:
Laurie Loughney, BA Psych, CSW, LNHA, CALA, CDP, AHM, CADDCT, SHRM-CP, ICP
Laurie is the CEO of Longtree & Associates, a healthcare seminar and education company. Ms. Loughney shares her expertise in social work, administration, and ethical compliance via this and other outstanding seminars geared toward the eldercare setting. A NJ CSW, Ms. Loughney is an approved presenter for numerous social work seminars. Her work includes supporting social workers as a consultant in areas of development of ethics policy and procedures, cultural diversity and understanding the social worker’s role in person-centered eldercare.
Refund Policy:
Payments for LongtreeLive and Longtree On-Demand courses are non-refundable. Instead, registrants can opt to use their course credit for a different LongtreeLive or Longtree On-Demand course of equal or lesser value.
Purchase this course today!
Purchase this on-demand course today and earn 1.5 CE upon successful completion.
Note: CE credit approved for NAB, SW, and RN.