MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND THE OLDER ADULT

Course overview

THE HEALTHCARE WORKER MEETING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THE OLDER ADULT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AGING THEORIES AND IDENTIFY INTERPERSONAL CONNECTION, BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ELEMENTS, AND THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR COMMON MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE OLDER ADULT. THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS ANY HEALTHCARE WORKER WHO WILL ASSESS, INTERVENE, OR TREAT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF AN OLDER ADULT CLIENT. REGISTERED NURSES, MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGERS, AND PRIMARY CARE HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE PROVIDED BY THIS COURSE.