Suicide Prevention Among Older Adults
This self-paced course from The Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research, part of the Boston University School of Social Work, introduces risk factors, assessment tools, legal and ethical issues, and policy implications relating to suicide among older adults. Information presented in this course is relevant to health and human services providers working with […]
Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness
This course from Wake Area Health Education Center provides practitioners with a review of evidence-based practices for supporting older adults with serious mental health conditions. The agenda includes the discussion of common challenges that occur while working with this population and strategies for interdisciplinary teams to address them. The intended audience for this training are […]
Mental Health Training in Options Counseling
Options counselors, while not mental health professionals trained in assessment, may greatly benefit from education on mental health conditions, cultural contexts, relevant language, and the importance of consumer self-determination. This self-paced course from the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research, part of Boston University’s School of Social Work, supports the development of communication […]
Mental Health and Aging Issues
This self-paced course from the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research, part of Boston University’s School of Social Work, is designed for health and human service providers working with older adults, costs $120, and provides four hours of continuing education credits. This training provides an introduction to mental health concerns impacting older adults […]
Legal Principles & Decision Making in Practice
Practitioners working with older adults with serious mental health conditions may face situations where they need to navigate the informed consent process, guardianships, advance care directives, and the evaluation of competence and capacity. This self-paced course from the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research, part of the Boston University School of Social Work, […]
Assessment of Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities
The target audience for this course are social workers and providers of health and human services looking to advance assessment skills to guide intervention planning in support of older adults with serious mental health conditions. This course highlights the significance of cultural humility and including consumers as partners in the assessment process. View course on […]
The IPS Fidelity Scale
This seven week course from the IPS Employment Center is designed for individuals hoping to become Individual Placement and Support (IPS) fidelity reviewers, or for fidelity reviewers or IPS supervisors who want to sharpen their skills. The course requires a registration fee of $285. View course on the IPS website This training library was supported […]
Mental Illnesses and Recovery for IPS Specialists
Offered three times each year, this training from the IPS Employment Center is ideal for anyone supporting the vocational rehabilitation process of an individual with a serious mental health condition. This seven week course has a $200 enrollment fee and includes the following units: What is mental illness, anxiety and depression, psychosis, substance use disorders, […]
IPS for Non-Employment Practitioners Course
Understanding the importance of employment in recovery is vital, even for providers whose main focus may not be vocational rehabilitation. All providers of mental health care can benefit from this two hour training, offered monthly for $20. View course on the IPS Works website This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute […]
IPS Practice Principles for Peer Specialists
This free training is offered monthly, aiming to educate peer specialists on the role of employment in recovery. Specifically, the course introduces Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to peer specialists as a tool for use with clients. View course in the IPS Employment Center This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute […]