Course Code: REL-PAC-0-BHEA
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify behavioral health disorders common in older adults.
Describe tools used for behavioral health screening.
Explain the available services to support the behavioral health functioning of older adults.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Depression and Dementia in Older Adults
Overview of Behavioral Health Disorders
Depression
Meet Mary
Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Suicide
Review
Summary
Section 3: Other Behavioral Health Disorders in Older Adults
Anxiety
Substance Use Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Eating Disorders
Schizophrenia
Review
Summary
Section 4: Assessment, Treatment, and Promoting Behavioral Health
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Screening and Assessment Tools
Types of Tools
Treatment and Promoting Behavioral Health
Inpatient Hospitalization Programs
Partial Hospitalization Programs
Outpatient Therapy
Home- and Community-Based Treatment
Promoting Behavioral Health
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Bobbi Whittington, BSN, RN
Bobbi began her nursing career as a CNA in long-term care and found her passion for working with older adults in the post-acute setting. She received her LPN certificate in 1997 from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Continuing her education, she earned her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2007 from Texas County Technical Institute in Missouri and later obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. Bobbi has over 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Nurses; Social Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.