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Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness

2.5 CE Hours
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About the Course

The older adult population in the United States is growing rapidly. Adults with serious mental illness over age 50 have high rates of medical comorbid conditions; significantly reduced life expectancy; and are more likely to be admitted to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. As the older adult population increases, the need for behavioral health services and systems to serve the aging population will also increase. The guide presents psychosocial interventions for older adults experiencing serious mental illness, including: Assertive Community Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training, Functional Adaptation Skills Training, Programa de Entrenamiento para el Desarrollo de Aptitudes para Latinos (Functional Adaptation Skills Training Program for Latinos), Integrated Illness Management and Recovery, and Helping Older People Experience Success. The guide provides considerations and strategies for interdisciplinary teams, peer specialists, clinicians, registered nurses, behavioral health organizations, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with serious mental illness.

This course is based on the reading online article, Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness created by SAMSHA in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2021

Course Material Author

SAMSHA

SAMSHA authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 List at least 2 factors associated with serious mental illness (SMI) in older adults.
  2. 2 Identify at least 2 treatment programs for older adults with SMI.
  3. 3 List at least 2 challenges with implementing programs for older adults with SMI.
  4. 4 Discuss the process of evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs for older adults with SMI.

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Material Authors

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Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

2.5 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103172

Related Topics

Evidence Based Interventions Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Older Adults Distinct Populations

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2031.

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