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 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 diagnoses, and taking different approaches on “good” and “bad” days. The […]
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 supports the development of communication skills among options counselors working with consumers and families of individuals with serious mental health conditions. View course […]
Mental Health and Aging Issues
This self-paced course 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 more broadly, but does touch on serious mental health conditions (SMHC). Relating to SMHCs, the training educates providers […]
Mental Health 101, Suicide Prevention & De-escalation
This session 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 are important for providers in nursing homes working with residents with […]
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 provides an introduction to these scenarios while also discussing associated ethical and legal implications. View course on the CADER […]
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. Effectively recruiting, training, and maintaining these staff members is vital for the success of such a program to support nursing facility members with mental health and substance use challenges. View training […]
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 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 interprofessional team is vital for facilitating these transitions, and presenters discuss […]