The Process of Working with Older Adults in Psychotherapy
Elderspeak, attitudes about aging and age bias, social and historical context, cohort effects, and cognitive slowing are important factors for individuals providing psychotherapy for older adults to be aware of. This fifty-minute, free webinar provides education for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to ensure they are providing older adults they work with high-quality care. […]
Approaches to Expand Strengths and Support Challenges as People Age with Serious Mental Health Conditions
The final webinar in the Supporting Recovery for People Aging with Serious Mental Health Conditions series highlights strengths and challenges for this population. Further, it identifies strategies for engagement, motivation, and resource development among older adults with serious psychiatric disabilities. It is part of a 3 part series. View: Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Best […]
Substance Misuse in Older Adults: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions for Improved Care
Dr. Frederic C. Blow shares current statistics and risk factors tied to substance misuse among older adults, and the ties between older adult substance use and serious mental health conditions. Specifically for practitioners working with older adults with Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD, this webinar provides information on how to identify and address substance misuse […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]