Basic Elements and Skills Necessary for Effective Volunteer Management
ID: 2002WEBThis two-day webinar focuses on the elements and skills which are necessary to ensure a well run, productive volunteer program. As the manager of a volunteer program, you will learn to: 1) create a pro-volunteer environment in your organization; 2) design meaningful roles for volunteers which help accomplish the organizational goals; 3) develop strategies for recruiting volunteers; 4) interview, screen and train volunteers; 5) apply management techniques to the supervision of volunteers; and 6) evaluate and recognize volunteers. [Elective Gerontology, Non-Profit & Public Management or Senior Services Management Certificate Program]
Fee: $120.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 6.00 Social/Cultural
CBT with Latino Populations
ID: 5253WEBThis Webinar will describe the adaptations of cognitive behavioral therapy for working with the Latino population. The main focus of this webinar is to discuss, and apply the fundamental concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and provide cultural sensitive cognitive behavioral strategies to address behavioral change, specific for bicultural individuals. Learning objectives include describing the Latino Acculturative Stress Implications, Psychotherapeutic Processes when engaging Latinos into practice; explaining fundamental concepts of CBT, and how they assist individuals in identifying, proving and changing disruptive beliefs from a cultural prospective.; understanding how to utilize and modify CBT techniques to fit and assist interpersonal problems through therapeutic exercises, and gives directive and active intervention from a bicultural point of view. (This is a full day webinar. Attendees must attend the full day to receive a certificate of completion)
Fee: $100.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Mayte Redcay, LCADC, SAP, LCSW
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
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Depression and Suicide in Older Adults
ID: 1060WEBDepression and suicide in older adults are major public health issues requiring greater attention in the United States as well as other countries. Whereas suicide attempts are more common among adolescents and young adults; older adults show the highest overall suicide rates. Older adults are the fastest growing demographic and depression is often unrecognized as well as untreated among this vulnerable population, leading to potentially greater proportions of suicide. In this webinar, participants will review the signs and symptoms of depression in older adults and identify key risk factors for depression and suicide. Diagnostic evaluation tools and potential treatment options will be explored with practical tips and resources. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Danielle M Micale, MHA, LNHA, CTRS, CDP, CAD
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| Date: | Friday, January 21, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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Developing Cultural Competence in a Multicultural Society
ID: 4951WEBCommitment to cultural competence is growing among healthcare professionals and providers. This webinar will explore cultural competence from a global perspective and demonstrate how all healthcare professionals, specifically social workers, care managers and mental health professionals, can infuse cultural competence into their practice. The webinar will also challenge our ability to embrace cultural humility. While continuing on the journey toward cultural competence, healthcare professionals must embrace the ongoing process of self-exploration and self-critique combined with a willingness to learn from others. This webinar will also provide comprehensive strategies to respond to the healthcare needs of a diverse population. Participants will ultimately learn to utilize cross-cultural skill based approaches that can be applied universally.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Sophia Jones, PhD
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| Date: | Friday, April 1, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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Ethical Dilemmas in Working with Older Adults
ID: 1036WEBThis webinar will present valuable information to professionals working with families who have an elderly relative. Participants will learn practical methods to identify and analyze ethical dilemmas arising in the care of older adults. The principles of ethics and ethics theory will be discussed as well as moral issues surrounding topics such as: decision-making capacity, informed consent, surrogacy issues, advance directives, promising comfort and care, withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment, and the role of ethics committees. This workshop does not qualify for NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) clock hours in ethics. [Required for Advanced Gerontology or Senior Housing Issues or Senior Services Management Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
Ethics Essentials in Geriatric Care
ID: 1124WEBParticipants will learn to recognize ethical dilemmas in both every day and biomedical situations, especially those dilemmas commonly arising in geriatric care, and will practice methodologies for ethical decision-making. Topics will include ethical principles and values, best practices for advanced directives, weighing benefits and burdens, substituted judgment, ethics committees, and the NJ POLST: Practitioners Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments. This webinar does not qualify for NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) clock hours in ethics. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
Ethnogeriatrics: Working with Older Adults of Various Cultures-WEB
ID: 1023WEBUnderstanding of an older adult's culture is essential to effective work with them and their family. In this webinar participants will learn about different cultures in New Jersey and the values and beliefs that shape the behavior of these elders. Specific beliefs regarding health, illness and aging will be addressed. The webinar will focus on the barriers older adults may have in accessing and using public social services and programs. Culturally sensitive approaches and skills will be presented and practiced. [Required for Advanced Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Donna Gapas, LCSW
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| Date: | Friday, January 14, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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Examining and Understanding Diversity of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
ID: 5739WEBHow do sexual orientation and gender identity differ? This webinar will offer a detailed examination of these two topics as well as how psychological and social issues influence the LGB and T community. Furthermore, the webinar will explore how prejudice, heteronormativity, and discrimination impact the LGB and T community. Inclusivity and understanding are important when creating welcoming environments for clients who either are still discovering their orientation and identity or those who have already discovered themselves. Lastly, this webinar will reinforce the importance of inclusive language and addressing specific needs for the LGB and T community by implementing techniques and evidence based clinical approaches and techniques.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Mayte Redcay, LCADC, SAP, LCSW
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 16, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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Girls of Color: Trauma and Punitive Response
ID: 4281WEBThe needs of girls of color are often overlooked, neglected or criminalized, particularly African American/black girls, leading to overrepresentation in school disciplinary actions, the pipeline to prison phenomenon, and commercial sex trafficking. This interactive workshop will examine the historical and cultural perspectives of girls of color in this country, the impact of gender on the experience of trauma and punitive responses to trauma-related behaviors. The intersection of race, class, and socioeconomic status also will also be explored, with strategies for intervention as additional areas of focus. (Elective for VAW certificate or Elective for the Trauma Certificate)
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
Human Trafficking: Protecting the Most Vulnerable
ID: 4205WEBNew Jersey has increasingly become aware of the presence of the human trafficking and domestic minor sex trafficking. Healthcare providers play a crucial role in helping victims of human trafficking with physical and psychological care. This interactive webinar will explore human trafficking from an international and local perspective; and demonstrate how all healthcare professionals play a vital role in the fight against human trafficking. Healthcare professionals, social workers, care managers and mental health professionals can benefit from learning effective guidelines for approaching and assisting victims of trafficking. The webinar will provide comprehensive strategies for responding to victims of trafficking. Participants will learn the different forms of human trafficking and also address different complex needs of victims of trauma. Participants will ultimately learn to identify and respond to the needs of trafficking victims and survivors.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Sophia Jones, PhD
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| Date: | Monday, March 28, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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Incorporating Anti-Racism Practice into Violence Prevention Work
ID: 1310WEBThis webinar explores the ways that racism and oppression have shaped anti-violence movements and how we can dismantle these in our own work with clients, within our organizations and in our communities. Participants will discuss how systemic racism, intergenerational racial trauma and more shape survivor experiences and the ways in which the white mainstream violence against women movement have perpetuated these harms. Facilitators will guide participants through a self-assessment of individual and organizational practices and provide action steps to incorporating actively anti-racist, anti-oppressive principles into their everyday work as a form of primary violence prevention. This webinar was developed using an intersectional lens and seeks to amplify and prioritize voices of BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized participants. [Elective Violence Against Women Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
Incorporating Cultural Competence into Ethical Decision Making
ID: 4088WEBThis interactive webinar will explore several different perspectives regarding ethical decision making. It will examine the role of cultural competence in making ethical decisions and outline how the social worker can synthesize ethical decision making and cultural competence into their practice. The workshop will utilize varied learning methods including short lectures, discussions and case examples. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to identify cultural competence issues in several areas of their work and how to apply ethical decision making models to guide their practice. *This webinar does not qualify for NBCC clock hours in ethics.
Fee: $100.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
Legal and Ethical Issues in Working with Trans Youth
ID: 5254WEBWhat if we are going on an overnight field trip? Questions like this arise regarding the obligations for school districts, residential, inpatient facilities, employers when working with Trans Individuals. This engaging webinar will present the essential Trans friendly terminology, ethical dilemmas, trans related legal history, employment & federal requirements and implementation for your specific setting. This webinar does not qualify for NBCC clock hours in ethics.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural, Ethical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Mayte Redcay, LCADC, SAP, LCSW
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| Date: | Thursday, April 21, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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Legal Issues and Planning for Older Adults
ID: 1013WEBThis webinar will provide an overview of important legal issues affecting older adults. You will learn about the laws affecting decision-making capacity including financial durable powers of attorney, advanced directives, health care proxies, and guardianship. Using interactive case studies, the webinar will focus on ethical considerations in the context of providing services to clients with diminished capacities. Along with an overview of Medicare and Medicaid (including Medicaid eligibility), the webinar will provide a broad-based understanding of home and community-based services with a focus on New Jersey's "new" Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) program. You will also learn about the rights of residents in nursing homes and assisted living. This webinar does not qualify for NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) clock hours in ethics. [Required for Advanced Gerontology or Senior Housing Issues Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
LGBT Issues and the Law
ID: 4073WEBBeing lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered often requires clients to view who they are and what their rights are as defined by law. A general understanding of what the law says is required in many situations, such as: legalizing a relationship, ending a relationship, housing, protecting civil rights in employment, and asserting one?s rights when it comes to discrimination and hate crime victimization. This webinar will address what the helping professional needs to know when it comes to the New Jersey civil union and domestic partnership statutes, adoption law, the Law Against Discrimination and Hate Crimes Act, as well as the impact of Federal laws such as The Civil Rights Act, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, among other things. The participant will also learn who they can refer their client to and what kind of assistance is available to them, as well what changes are currently pending to make New Jersey safer and more equal for LGBT clients. Knowledge of the law is not necessary as the presenter is committed to making law understandable for social workers and other helping professionals. *This webinar does not qualify for NBCC clock hours in ethics.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Christine Heer, Esq, LCSW, DVS
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| Date: | Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Christine Heer, Esq, LCSW, DVS
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| Date: | Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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LGBTQ+ Older Adults: How Sexual Orientation Influences the Aging Experience
ID: 1140WEBThis webinar will examine how sexual orientation influences the aging experience. It will provide participants, through a combination of video, lecture and discussion, an opportunity to explore the aging experience through the lens of LGBT older adults. Content for this workshop includes definition of terms, exploration of health disparities, examination of policy issues influencing the community and a discussion regarding creating a more welcoming experience for the community when accessing services. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Jennifer Dunkle, PhD, MSW
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
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| Time: | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET |
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Managing Family Dynamics in Caring for Older Adults
ID: 1160WEBOlder adults are living longer lives. As they age, however, they may need increased supports from family members. This webinar will explore the multiple dimensions of family responses to caring for an aging relative, including the challenges of potential sibling conflict and the role of marital partners and grandchildren in providing care for an elderly family member. Through the use of case examples, this webinar will identify family patterns and present interventions that can help social workers provide strategies to families so they can develop a working relationship and course of action in the care of their older relatives. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
Medical Aid in Dying: The Basics
ID: 1139WEBIn August of 2019, the NJ Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (MAID) took effect. MAID allows an adult New Jersey resident, who has the capacity to make health care decisions and who has been determined to be terminally ill, to obtain medication to self-administer to end their life. This webinar will examine the details and ethical implications of the law for both patients and providers. We will explore the roles that social workers, care managers and others may play as patients seek to access medical aid in dying. These roles could include capacity evaluations, assistance in finding providers participating in MAID, counseling on end-of-life care alternatives, witnessing documents, and attending deaths. We will also review the data on assisted dying in Oregon, which may help to guide our own work. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
Older Adults, Disasters and the Service Providing Agency
ID: 1118WEBOlder adults are disproportionately impacted by disasters in terms of their psychosocial and economic losses, injuries, and even death. Service-providing agencies will be called on for an increase in their usual services, and additional assistance related to the disaster. This webinar will help agencies who serve older adults to work through various types of adverse conditions, and increase their capacity to help older adult clients navigate through the disaster's impact. Participants will learn emergency management and disaster basics with emphasis on impact to older adults, how to bolster their disaster resilience, how to organize the agency to respond to the event through continuity of operations (COOP) planning, conditions when a COOP might be implemented, and the steps needed to develop a COOP plan. This webinar is offered in collaboration with the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Mary Goepfert, MSW, MPA, LCSW, LCADC, CP
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| Date: | Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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Psychotherapy and Counseling with Older Adults
ID: 1070WEBThis webinar will dispel the all-too-common assumption that psychotherapy and counseling are not effective treatment modalities with senior adults. Contrary to the belief that seniors are "inflexible and stuck in their ways" as well as having diminished cognitive and reflective capacity, studies indicate that they can benefit as much from these modalities as younger persons, albeit with some different approaches, techniques and goals. In this workshop we will consider the special strengths and challenges of senior adults, the place of their particular life cycle issues and how to understand and use transference, resistance, support and interpretation in working with this population. Many case examples and exercises will be offered. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
Racial Justice in Social Work Practice
ID: 4230WEBThis webinar explores the topic of racial justice and how it relates to social work. We will engage in conversations about racial justice work that help to foster authentic engagement with social work staff, community providers, and clients and their families. The webinar will allow participants to use what they know about racial justice and equity to further build understanding and agreement. You will learn which facilitation tools to use when you are faced with a hot button issue or other challenging situation and how to lead conversations about race with presence, grace, and authority.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
Rethinking Therapeutic Approaches with Older Adults
ID: 1131WEBMost therapeutic approaches assume all adults are the same regardless of where they are in the lifespan. However, we know that older adults are a distinct population with specific needs and challenges. This webinar will provide a brief historical perspective of best practices used with older adults with and then focus on new knowledge that addresses the mental health needs of the older adult population. We will also discuss the various mental health and behavioral concerns uniquely experienced by older adults. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Robin Wiley DSW, LCSW
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 |
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| Time: | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET |
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Sexual and Relationship Violence on College Campuses
ID: 1309WEBAs outlined in a 2014 White House Report, recent attention and awareness has grown concerning sexual violence on college campuses. Learn from the Rutgers staff mentioned in this report about the implications of recent laws and regulations and receive guidance on how campuses respond to helping survivors. Participants will learn about the definitions and incident rates of violence against women specific to college campuses, as well as gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between survivors of gender based violence in the college population and general population. By the end of the webinar, participants will be familiar with the violence against women myths and stereotypes that exist on college campuses and will become familiar with resources available to survivors on college campuses, as well as explore strategies for working with survivors and the college community. [Elective for Violence Against Women Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Social/Cultural
Suicide Prevention with Trans Youth
ID: 5258WEBThe risk of suicide increases for trans individuals when they participate in single gendered therapy group(s) and other treatment modalities with cisgender patients. Trans individuals are often subject to microaggressions that go unaddressed when clinicians, social work professors, and students are uneducated and misinformed about the neurological and genetic research literature that address the needs and concerns of this population . This webinar through lecture, case study and interactive discussion will educate participants on the needs of trans individuals, address and identify suicide risk assessment techniques, and create a respectful space where participant questions can be answered. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Mayte Redcay, LCADC, SAP, LCSW
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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The Secret Life of Hoarding
ID: 1130WEBAccording to the International OCD Foundation (IOCD): "Hoarding has been a hidden disorder for many years and before the early 1990?s, there was little research on topic." Increased awareness with hoarding, throughout the lifespan, has occurred due to clinical issues such as unhealthy living conditions that impact individuals, families, and communities. This webinar will concentrate on the older adult who meets the criteria of Hoarding Disorder as per the DSM 5. Participants will practice skills in working with the older adult who meets this criteria as well as identifying strategies for family members who are involved with an older adult who is diagnosed with this disorder. [Elective for Gerontology Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Robin Wiley DSW, LCSW
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| Date: | Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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