Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) For Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) is an evidence based tool practitioners working with older adults with schizophrenia may utilize to support overall functioning. This one hour free webinar discusses the cognitive skills, social skills, and problem solving skills central to this training. View webinar on the E4 Center of Excellence website This training library […]
Clinical Confounds and Conflations: Serious Mental Illness, Dementia, or Both
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 […]
Challenges and Evidence-based Practices for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness in Long-term Care
For providers working with older adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC), it is extremely important to understand how the increase of aging Americans will impact the care provided for this population in long-term care settings. Dr. Steve Bartels provides an overview of mental health care needs of this group along with co-occurring conditions that […]
Key Difference Between Schizophrenia and Dementia
For providers working in long-term care settings, it is important to know the difference in prevalence and presentation of schizophrenia and dementia. While there are many similarities in these conditions, key differences exist that must be understood to best support clients with serious mental health conditions in these settings. This 10-minute video from the Center […]
Artificial Intelligence and Geriatric Psychiatry: Developing New Paradigms
This webinar introduces the emerging presence of AI-based technology in geriatric psychiatric care, including its potential impacts on the diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring of serious mental health conditions for older adults. Specifically discussed is the role of digital phenotyping in the prevention and early detection of late-life psychiatric disabilities. Gaps and opportunities for artificial intelligence […]
An Overview of Schizophrenia and Psychosis
The goal of this webinar from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities is to provide practitioners with an understanding of how Schizophrenia and Psychosis may present in a nursing home setting. Late-in-life onset, signs and symptoms, typically prescribed medications, non-pharmacological interventions, and other available supports are shared for members of an […]
An Overview of Bipolar Disorder for Nursing Facility Staff
This 2023 webinar from the Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities provides nursing facility staff with an overview of the types of Bipolar Disorder, signs and symptoms of mania and depression, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for individuals with Bipolar Disorder. Presenters educate nursing facility operators on how to best prepare […]
An Easy Pill to Swallow: Nonpharmacological Interventions for Long-Term Care Residents
This webinar from the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities outlines a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach for caring for older adults with serious mental health conditions in a long-term care setting. Practitioners will benefit from an increased understanding of how mental health concerns tie to cognition, emotional wellbeing, socialization, physical health, family, behavior, legal […]
Aging with Serious Mental Illness
For providers of older adult healthcare services, this webinar provides an outline of the prevalence and presentation of serious mental health conditions among older adults. Specifically, presenters share the importance of practitioners understanding the impact of the “Silver Tsunami” of baby boomers, leading to rising rates of older adults with psychiatric disabilities. This webinar discusses […]
Aging Well with Serious Mental Illness
Providers of mental and physical care must be aware of the unique challenges that individuals aging with lifelong serious mental health conditions (SMHCs) face. In this webinar, Dr. Michelle Zechner provides an overview of the aging process among people with SMHCs along with strengths-based approaches for supporting the aging process. Dr. Zechner’s research mission is […]