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Mental Health Issues in Older Adults: Proven Strategies for Cognitive Deficits, Depression and Anxiety


Speaker:
Gregory A. Hinrichsen, Ph.D., ABPP
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Product Code:
PLW39744
Brochure Code:
PLW39744
Media Type:
Live Webcast

Dates


Description

  • Strategies to engage older adults and establish credibility
  • Assessment tools for cognitive deficits, depression, anxiety and substance abuse
  • Proven approaches to treat late life mental health problems
  • Critical steps in building a successful geriatric practice including billing Medicare and Medicaid
  • Ethical issues commonly confronted in practice with older adults

Drawing on over 40 years of clinical experience in the field of aging, Gregory A. Hinrichsen, Ph.D., ABPP, will teach you concrete strategies to work with older adults who have mental health issues, including:

  • Assessing cognitive deficits, depression and anxiety
  • Treating depression and anxiety and managing cognitive deficits
  • Handling common ethical issues
  • Addressing life transitions, grief/complicated grief, thoughts of suicide and interpersonal conflict
  • Engaging and establishing credibility
  • Building a successful geriatric mental health practice

Through dynamic discussion, case studies and video examples you will walk away with the essential assessment and treatment tools to provide better care for older adults, grow your practice and find more satisfaction and joy in your clinical work!

OUTLINE

The Worlds of Older Adults

  • Myths and realities about older adults
  • What do you really think about older adults and your own aging?

Credibility with Older Adults

  • A life before becoming old
  • Etiquette and avoiding interpersonal pitfalls in establishing rapport
  • Adaptations for sensory, cultural and generational mismatch
  • How health, housing and social services shape older lives

Mental Health Issues in Late Life

  • Epidemiology of late life mental disorders – made easy
  • Common mental health conditions and life problems
  • Facts about successfully treating mental health problems

Assessment of Mental Health Problems

  • Assessment of motivation and intention to see you
  • Medical history and medications
  • Tools, instruments and protocols to measure:
    • Cognitive deficits
    • Depression
    • Anxiety
    • Substance abuse
  • Referrals for medical care, psychiatric care, social services
  • Common problems during an initial assessment (and how to deal with them)

Management of Mild-Severe Cognitive Deficits

  • Distinction between dementia and delirium
  • Strategies to address memory complaints
  • Strategies to help older adults with dementia and their families
  • Common problems faced by clinicians (and how to deal with them)
  • Resources

Treatment of Late Life Depression

  • Fundamental issues in late life depression
  • Proven treatment strategies using:
    • Problem Solving Treatment
    • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Common problems encountered in psychotherapy (and how to deal with them)

Treatment of Late Life Anxiety

  • Fundamental issues in late life anxiety
  • Proven treatment strategies using CBT
  • Common problems encountered in psychotherapy (and how to deal with them)
  • Resources to further build your treatment skills

Critical Steps in Building a Successful Geriatric Practice

  • An overview of Medicare and Medicaid
  • Common service delivery sites
  • Referrals and coordinating care with other health care providers
  • Common problems in business and management (and how to handle them)

Ethical Issues

  • Balance safety and autonomy
  • Safeguard privacy and consent
  • Determine capacity to give consent
  • Deal with conflict of interest and blurring of roles

OBJECTIVES

  • Describe three common misconceptions about older adults and your own attitudes toward aging.
  • Demonstrate four effective methods to engage older adults needing mental health care.
  • State five critical issues to cover in the assessment of older adults.
  • Implement effective treatment approaches for depression and anxiety as well as in the management of cognitive problems.
  • Describe three essential factors for developing and sustaining a geriatric clinical practice.
  • Delineate three common ethical issues associated with care of older adults.

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ADA Needs

PESI would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 800-844-8260.

Credit


* Credit Note - *

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this live interactive webcast. This webcast is a broadcast of a live event. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether web based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

CE Information is based on 100% attendance.

 


* Credit Note - Ethics

THIS ACTIVITY QUALIFIES FOR .5 HOURS  OF  ETHICS INSTRUCTION. Not all boards allow ethics credit for on-line programs. If ethics is not specified within your licensing board’s approval statement below, please contact your board to determine the applicability and amount of ethics allowed.


Counselors - Counselors

This activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Social Workers - Social Workers

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 5.75  and  Ethics continuing education credits for completing this intermediate level course. No more than 6.25 total CE hours may be awarded for this activity. 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.


Social Workers - Canadian Social Workers

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 5.75 Clinical and .5 Ethics continuing education credits for completing this intermediate level 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.


Social Workers - Florida Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number #50-399. This course qualifies for 6.25 continuing education credits.


Social Workers - Illinois Social Workers

PESI, Inc is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Full attendance at this course qualifies for 6.0 contact hours.


Social Workers - Minnesota Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This course has been approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. This certificate has been issued upon successful completion of a post-test.


Social Workers - Ohio Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 6.25 clock hours of continuing education credit.


Psychologists - Canadian Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement


Psychologists - Florida Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Psychology. Provider Number #50-399. This course qualifies for 6.3 continuing education credits.


Marriage & Family Therapists - Marriage & Family Therapists

This activity consists of 380 minutes of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the activity advertisement, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements. 


Marriage & Family Therapists - Texas Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. has been approved as a continuing education sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. Provider # 503. This course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education credits.


Marriage & Family Therapists - Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. Provider #:168-000156. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 6.0 credits. 


Marriage & Family Therapists - Massachusetts Marriage & Family Therapists

This activity has been certified by NEAFAST on behalf of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions, for LMFT professional continuing education. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 6.0 contact hours. Certification #: PC-.


Addiction Counselors - Connecticut Addiction Counselors

Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 6.25 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.


Addiction Counselors - California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CCAPP-EI)

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CCAPP-EI, Provider #: 0S-03-036-1023. This activity meets the qualifications for 6.0 CEHs (continuing education hours).


Addiction Counselors - Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

NAADAC

This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 7.5 CE in the skill group. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 


Nurses - California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17118 for 6.0 contact hours. Full attendance is required. No partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. 


Nurses - Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # FBN2858. This course qualifies for 6.0 contact hours. Please note: Florida Nurses must select "Florida Nurses" credit and complete the post-test and evaluation if they would like their participation submitted to CE Broker. Participation cannot be reported without a completed post-test.

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Nurses - Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 7.6 contact hours. Full attendance in the activity is required; no partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. These contact hours are used for your license renewal. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the webcast title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid for the webcast.


California Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Educational Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #: 2087. Successful completion of this course meets the qualifications for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education minutes as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 



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Speaker

Gregory A. Hinrichsen, Ph.D., ABPP Related seminars and products


Gregory A. Hinrichsen, Ph.D., ABPP, is board certified in geropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. For almost 40 years, he has provided clinical services to older adults and their families and conducted research on late life mental health issues. For 25 years, Dr. Hinrichsen has presented training workshops in the U.S. and abroad and is a master trainer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

As a leading expert in the field of aging, Dr. Hinrichsen was previously the chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Aging, president of the APA Society of Clinical Geropsychology, APA Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate, and chair of the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs. He is the 2015 recipient of APA's M. Powell Lawton Award for Distinguished Contributions to Clinical Geropsychology.

Dr. Hinrichsen co-authored the books, Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (2011) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults (2006). He has written numerous publications and trained social work and psychology students and professionals in how to effectively work with older adults. Greg is on the faculty of the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Gregory Hinrichsen is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He receives royalties as an author for the American Psychological Association and John Wiley & Sons. Dr. Hinrichsen receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Gregory Hinrichsen is a member of the American Board of Professional Psychology; and American Psychological Association.


Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review. 


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.


Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals

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"Great speaker"

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