Using Telehealth Technology to Improve Access and Quality of Mental Health Care to Older Veterans
Representing five different Veteran Health Administration centers across the country, this webinar details different models currently being used to promote telehealth technology use for geriatric psychiatrists working with veterans. Discussing strengths and weaknesses to current approaches, presenters also provide insight on implementation of VHA resources for expanding telehealth services for clinical and teaching roles. View […]
Understanding Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Brief Overview
This training provides practitioners in nursing home settings an understanding of PTSD, its symptoms, triggers, and outlooks. Specifically, it provides a guide on how to best support nursing home residents with PTSD through environmental accommodations, minimizing triggers, and providing support. View video This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, […]
Tools for Creating Calm in Times of Distress
When working with older adults in long-term care facilities, providers may be tasked with responding to crises and supporting individuals in times of distress. These people may be residents, other providers, or family members in distress due to chronic health conditions, serious mental health conditions, substance use, a health crisis, family stressors, or symptomatology. This […]
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 highlight strengths and challenges for this population. Further, it identifies strategies for engagement, motivation, and resource development among older adults with serious psychiatric disabilities. View Section 1: Introduction and Section 2: Best Practices. This training library was supported by […]
Best Practices in Psychiatric Rehabilitation for People Aging with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Following the introduction segment, this second installment focuses on evidence based practice and important components of interventions for older adults with serious psychiatric disabilities. Dr. Michelle Zechner discusses the concept of healthy aging, and practices for empowering and developing hope for this population such as shared decision making. She also highlights self-management, integrated care, caregiver […]
Strategies for Managing Residents with SMI in Long Term Care
With high rates of long term care residents having psychiatric disabilities it is extremely important that leadership and management are equipped to best support their unique needs. This webinar highlights the importance of leadership and staff buy-in for behavioral health care, documentation, and strategies for addressing the needs of residents with serious mental health conditions. […]
Strategies and Considerations for Representing Older Adults with Social Security Administration Benefits
The goal of this presentation is to increase understanding of experiences of unhoused older adults with disabilities for programs and practitioners. With a focus on Social Security Administration benefits, these slides detail how to support older adults in these applications. Further, slides instruct stakeholders on characteristics and service needs of the population, disability and aging […]
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in Nursing Facilities
A large number of nursing home residents experience mental health challenges, and this training gives an introduction to psychiatric disabilities. Providing an overview of a five-step model of care, this training offers staff in nursing facilities with an outline on how to support residents with serious mental health conditions. View video This training library was […]
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 […]