Hitting, yelling, wandering, refusing care, sexual aggression and other behaviors can make care of the older adult quite difficult. If you routinely care for elders, you understand how disruptive and stressful these behaviors can be. This seminar offers both innovative and practical approaches to managing challenging behaviors that are often associated with older adults. Interventions are focused on providing wholistic person-centered care within an interdisciplinary team framework.
Join Sheria Grice Robinson, RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN, for this comprehensive seminar designed to help you meet the needs of elders in your life. The content will refresh your assessment skills and improve the quality of care provision for older adults. Health providers in settings across the care continuum will find relevant information to assist in care management and coordination of services for challenging behaviors.
OUTLINE
Aging in America
Common Causes of Behavioral Concerns
Wholistic Assessment
Symptom Management
Wandering
Physically-Aggressive Behaviors
Sexual Behaviors
Hygiene Concerns
Challenging Eating Habits
Improving Communication Skills
Effective Care Planning
Documentation
OBJECTIVES
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sheria Grice Robinson, RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN, is the owner and principle nurse consultant of SGR Consulting, an organization that provides gerontological health education and expert witness testimony in matters of elder care. Sheria has spent many years working with elders in the long-term care and hospice settings in roles ranging from Nursing Assistant to Director of Nursing. She currently serves as a task force member for the long-term care pain resource website www.geriatricpain.org and the American Medical Directors Association’s (AMDA) task force on Young Adults in Long Term Care.
Clinically, Sheria maintains practice as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse, with Hospice of Michigan—one of the nation’s largest non-profit hospices. In addition to caring for hospice patients at Hospice of Michigan, Sheria helps to coordinate the research activities of the hospice and aids in both the development and facilitation of staff education.
Sheria is also a doctoral candidate attending Wayne State University, where she is completing a dual degree in Nursing and Gerontology. At Wayne State, Sheria serves as the President of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau - Lambda Chapter and the chairperson of the Doctoral Student Forum. Sheria is passionate about pain management and elder care and gives much of her time advocating for, educating about, and singing the praises of elders.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sheria Grice Robinson is receiving a fee for speaking at this educational activity.
Nonfinancial: Sheria Grice Robinson has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 6.0 (Clinical) continuing education credits for completing this intermediate level self-study course. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation. Full attendance is required. No partial credit will be offered for partial attendance. Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.
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Sheria G. Robinson-Lane is the owner and principal nurse consultant of SGR Consulting, an organization that provides gerontological health education and expert witness testimony in matters of elder care. Sheria has spent many years working with elders in long-term care and hospice settings, in roles ranging from Nursing Assistant to Director of Nursing. She serves as a task force member for the long-term care pain resource website www.geriatricpain.org and the American Medical Directors Association's (AMDA) task force on Young Adults in Long Term Care. Clinically, Sheria maintains practice with Hospice of Michigan - one of the nation's largest non-profit hospices. In addition to caring for hospice patients at Hospice of Michigan, Sheria helps to coordinate the research activities of the hospice and aids in both the development and facilitation of staff education. Sheria holds a PhD and dual degree in Nursing and Gerontology from Wayne State University. She is passionate about pain management and elder care and gives much of her time advocating for, educating about, and singing the praises of elders.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sheria Robinson-Lane has an employment relationship with the University of Michigan and receives compensation as a consultant. She receives grants from the National Institute of Aging, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Sheria Robinson-Lane receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sheria Robinson-Lane is a member of the Midwest Nursing Society, the American Nurses Association, the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, and the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science.
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