Course Code: EL-SFCOA-GERO-GMHA
Credit/Contact Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 05/31/2015
Learning Objectives:
Identify family caregivers and the types of care they provide to older adults.
Describe common physical, emotional, social, and financial stresses on family caregivers.
Summarize the most effective types of programs and interventions currently available to family caregivers.
Instructor: Lisa Furst, LMSW
Lisa Furst, LMSW is Director of Public Education for the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC). She develops and implements public education programming that provides information about mental illnesses and their treatment to professionals, paraprofessionals, and the general public. In her role as the Director of Education for the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York, a project of MHA-NYC, Ms. Furst creates public education and training/technical assistance programs to educate professionals and the general public about the mental health needs of older adults. She is a co-author of “Depressed Older Adults, Education and Screening” (Springer Publishing Company), a guidebook to help aging and social service professionals establish a model of mental health education and depression screening in community-based aging service programs. She is a graduate of the Hunter College School of Social Work and is a licensed social worker in New York State.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: intermediate and advanced level Psychologists; intermediate and advanced level Social Workers.
Course Topics:
Mental Health – General, Mental Health Conditions, Mental Health Interventions, Working With Families Or Caregivers
Learner Types:
Behavioral Health Assistants, Behavioral Health Professionals, Case Managers Or Service Coordinators, Physical Healthcare Assistants, Physical Healthcare Professionals, Social Services Assistants, Social Services Professionals
Service Populations:
Age Group - Adult, Age Group - Older Adult, Families or Caregivers
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