Psychosis in Late Life
This webinar outlines the causes, evaluation, and diagnosis of late-life psychosis for providers working with older adults. An introduction to primary and secondary psychotic disorders is made prior to discussing the roles and limitations of antipsychotic medications and other interventions. The content in this video was created by Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center and is […]
Practical Strategies for Managing Behavioral Health Needs of Nursing Home Residents
This one hour training from the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities has been designed to support the implementation of facility-wide and individual need based best practices within long term care facilities. Strategies introduced for supporting residents with serious mental health conditions include educating staff on conditions, understanding the importance of accurate […]
Mental Health 101, Suicide Prevention & De-escalation
This session from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities provides an overview of serious mental health conditions that you may see in a nursing home setting. The presenters include warning signs to look for in residents that may indicate suicidal ideation, as well as strategies for suicide prevention. De-escalation techniques that […]
Late-Life Suicide Prevention
This webinar introduces the 5 Dimensions of Risk for Suicide in Late Life, including psychiatric conditions, physical illness, access to deadly means, social disconnection, and disability. Practitioners working with older adults with serious mental health conditions can benefit from this webinar’s overview of the epidemiology of late-life suicide, risk assessments, and promising clinical interventions. The […]
Improving Social Functioning and Health Self-Management in Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness
When working with older adults it is important for practitioners to distinguish the sometimes overlapping symptomatic expressions of dementia and serious psychiatric disabilities. This hour and a half webinar highlights diagnoses, symptoms, risk factors, and care practices for practitioners working with older adults who may have a serious psychiatric disability, dementia, or both. View webinar […]
Implementing a Behavioral Health Ambassador Program
The role of a behavioral health ambassador, their importance to a nursing facility, and tools for implementing this role are outlined in this webinar from the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities. Effectively recruiting, training, and maintaining these staff members is vital for the success of such a program to support nursing […]
Gentler Journeys: Easing Transitions of Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Transitions of care between acute care, nursing homes, and community settings can be difficult. This webinar from the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities shares challenges and supports for making discharges and these transitions as smooth as possible for older adults with serious mental health conditions. Communication between all members of the […]
Encouraging Healthy Aging with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Michelle Zechner provides an overview of healthy aging as it pertains to older adults with serious mental health conditions, and discusses how providers can maintain and improve quality of life for this population. The presentation educates providers on how to support healthy aging through system approaches, engaging in best practices, and specific practitioner strategies that […]
Effective Strategies for Managing Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities
Sharing updates to Centers for medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance, this webinar from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities outlines requirements for convenience and chemical constraints, informed consent, gradual dose reductions, and critical element decisions for practitioners prescribing psychotropic medications in long-term care facilities. Best practices for psychotropic medication management […]
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Implementation for Behavioral Health Equity in Nursing Facilities
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) are introduced in this thirty-minute webinar from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities, along with the 15 action steps to support their implementation in long-term care facilities. The increased presence of individuals with psychiatric disabilities in nursing facilities indicates the need for incorporating these health […]