Staying on the Cutting Edge of Gerontology
America's older population is rapidly expanding, and the need for well-trained and proactive geriatricians is growing daily. Clinicians working in eldercare need to stay abreast of new and current developments across multiple disciplines to serve our aging clients well.
Many different aspects of aging, along with appropriate treatment strategies, are explored including: normal aging, the promotion of healthy cognitive and emotional aging, aging and sexuality, spirituality and aging, and clinical and ethical issues around death, dying, and bereavement. The course focuses on problems of aging, including special considerations in geriatric assessment, and the mild and major neurocognitive disorders and how professionals can best meet the needs of these clients. The course also addresses the unique ethical issues that arise in the context of eldercare including special considerations in confidentiality, working with adult children of elders, future planning, elders at risk, safety issues and dementia care, capacity/competency, and end-of-life decision-making. After this 2-day comprehensive course you’ll leave with increased confidence in working with your elderly clients.
Course Content
DAY 1
Normal Aging and the Promotion of Healthy Aging
DAY 2
When Aging Goes Awry
This course is offered for ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).
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| Course Manual_2-Day Gerontology Certificate Course: Behavioral Interventions & Clinical Strategies (4.10 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Course Handout_2-Day Gerontology Certificate Course (0.03 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Geoffrey W. Lane, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified Geropsychologist (ABGERO) who has trained and practiced at nursing homes and research centers in the Veterans Health Administration, and has been staff Geropsychologist at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System’s Livermore Community Living Center for the last 10 years. Dr. Lane has worked for the Institute on Aging in San Francisco as a neuropsychological assessment consultant, and as a Neuropsychologist for the San Jose based “Rehab Without Walls.” He has a BA in Psychology from Reed College and a PhD from Palo Alto University. Dr. Lane completed specialty geropsychology training as a predoctoral intern at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and as a geropsychology postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York State. Dr. Lane has clinical and scholarly interests in behavioral management techniques in dementia, gerontechnology, and geropsychological assessment, and has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and in edited volumes.
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.
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