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Complete this course at your convenience and on your schedule.
Note: This is a pre-recorded video course which is approved for 1.25 CE credit for Registered Nurses (RN), Social Workers (Clinical CE) (SW CE expires 8/31/2024), and Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrators (NAB approval: 20240513-1.25-A94386-DL – Note: CE expires 5/13/2024).
A certificate will be issued after the successful completion of the course.
Course Description
The Mental Health Journey: Lessons Learned for the Elderly
This on-demand seminar provides social workers assistance in areas of diagnosis and treatment modalities for mental disorders in older adults living in long term care facilities. This presentation highlights the awareness and difficulties of the impact of the aging process and the impact of nursing home clinicians on mental health. Attendees will gain knowledge and skills for working within complex family dynamics and aging parents.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, healthcare workers will be able to:
- Discuss the impact of the aging process on mental health.
- Apply knowledge of family dynamics with aging parent to the support systems for family members.
- Learn 3 impact of medical illness on the mental health of the elderly client.
- Understand and gain knowledge on 5 screening/assessment tools to implement for the elderly client for dementia.
- List two treatment options for depression and anxiety in the elderly and utilize effective therapeutic techniques.
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.
Purchase this course today!
Purchase this on-demand course today and earn 1.25 CE upon successful completion.
Note: CE credit approved for NAB, RN and Social Workers.