Module 2: Successful Aging, Long-Term Care, and Therapeutic

Module 2: Successful Aging, Long-Term Care, and Therapeutic Interventions
(3 CEUs)

Instructors: Patricia Lenahan, LMFT, LCSW, Dr. Stan Taubman, LCSW, PhD, and Lora Pierce, MS

Second module in a two-part series highlighting key issues that confront the expanding and diverse population of adults ages 65 and older.

Format: Mixed-media 1 — Read online content that incorporates case vignettes, reader exercises, and web-based video clips.

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Course Agenda

1. Instructions
1. Pretest Instructions
2. Pretest
1. Course Overview
1. Introduction
2. Print Posttest Study Guide
3. Defining “Successful Aging”
4. Health Promotion and Wellness Programs
5. Required Video: The Voices of Healthy Aging (5:15 minutes)
1. Considerations in Planning Retirement
2. COVID-19 Impact on Older Adults
3. Atchley’s Six Stages of Retirement
1. Introduction
2. Required Video: Reframing Aging—A New Approach (1:50 minutes)
3. Optional Resource: Reframing Aging in the Age of Covid-19: A Primer for Health Care Professionals
1. Exploring Long-Term Care and Long-Term Support Services
2. Required Video: What Does Long-Term Care Include? (4:08 minutes)
1. Home-Based Care Options
2. Community-Based Care Options
3. Facility-Based Care Options
4. Required Video: Living in a Continuing Care Community (5:12 minutes)
5. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
1. Case Example—Ms. Pearce
1. Palliative Care Defined
2. Required Video: Palliative Care (1:42 minutes)
3. Hospice Care Defined
4. Hospice Care Goals and Plan of Care
5. Summary: Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care
1. Clinical Interventions
2. Strengths-Based Social Work Approaches with Older Adults
1. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Biological Factors
2. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Social Factors
3. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Psychological Factors
4. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Spiritual Factors
5. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults
6. Case Example: Mr. Higgins
1. Ethical Challenges
2. Challenges Related to Caregiving
3. Challenges Related to Isolation
1. Conclusion
1. Posttest
1. Evaluation

About this course

$27.00
42 lessons

Course Details

Course Description

This is the second module in a two-part series dedicated to highlighting key issues that confront the expanding and diverse population of adults ages 65 and older. Although older adults historically have represented a small percentage of individuals seeking behavioral health services, the need for these services is expected to increase significantly as those from the baby boomer generation reach age 65 and beyond. Module 1 explores trends in aging and ageism in America, physical and mental health problems associated with aging, and the importance of culturally competent services and treatment. This second module explores the idea of successful aging, changes to traditional retirement, and the “Reframing Aging Initiative,” along with long-term care options and related resources. Additionally, there is a brief discussion regarding therapeutic intervention, including strength-based approaches for working with older adults and key components of a culturally sensitive, comprehensive geriatric assessment. The course content incorporates web-based video clips, case vignettes, and relevant resources.

Target Audience

This course can be used toward the mandated pre-license requirement of 10 hours of aging and long-term care coursework for California LCSW, LMFT, and LPCC licenses. This course can also be used to meet continuing education requirements for licensees in California and nationwide.

Learning Objectives

After completion of this course, readers will be able to do the following:

Identify key elements of “successful aging,” along with new trends in traditional retirement.
Identify the current range of long-term care options, including home-based, community-based, and facility-based services, along with palliative and hospice care.
Identify therapeutic interventions, including strength-based approaches to working with older adults.
Identify key components of a culturally sensitive geriatric assessment.

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