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SUMMARY:Illinois Coalition on Mental Health and Aging: Proven Strategies to Enhance Caregiver Mental Health and Well-Being
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Coalition on Mental Health and Aging: Proven Strategies to Enhance Caregiver Mental Health and Well-Being \nDate: Friday\, November 4 \nTime: 8am – 10am PT/9am – 11am MT/10am – 12pm CT/11am – 1pm ET \nIt is widely documented that caregivers of older adults frequently face significant stress and impacts on their mental health. While practical strategies like education and respite care are essential\, many caregivers struggle with the psychological complexity of their role\, which can be exacerbated by prior mental health concerns and the intricacies of family dynamics. This session will help providers understand the underlying demands of caregiving through a psychotherapeutic lens. From role changes to trauma-informed care\, participants will explore themes and strategies to help them connect caregivers to the most effective self-care interventions\, and will learn about three evidence-based programs with proven results. \nKeynote Presentation \nBeyond “Self-Care:” Addressing Caregiver Mental Health \nKate Krajci\, AM\, LCSW\, Founder\, Life Changes Counseling and Care Planning \nPanel Discussion \nCaring for Caregivers Model \nEllen Carbonell\, MSW\, LCSW\, Caregiver Programs Consultant\, Rush University Medical Center\, Chicago\, \nStress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers \nSheila Gruel\, MA\, Owner\, Covenant Transitions Director \nT-Care Assessment for Caregivers \nMitchell Forrest\, MSW\, LCSW\, Family Caregiver Information and Assistance Specialist\, Central IL Area Agency on Aging and Certified TCARE Manager \nModerated by Elaine Jurkowski\, PhD\, MSW\, Graduate Program Director and Professor\, Southern Illinois University \nPlease register HERE.
URL:https://e4center.org/calendar/illinois-coalition-on-mental-health-and-aging-proven-strategies-to-enhance-caregiver-mental-health-and-well-being/
LOCATION:Register in Zoom.
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SUMMARY:Clinical Confounds and Conflations:  Serious Mental Illness\, Dementia\, or Both
DESCRIPTION:Clinical Confounds and Conflations:  Serious Mental Illness\, Dementia\, or Both \nSpeaker: Marcia Hunt\, PhD \nDate: Wednesday\, November 16 \nTime: 10am-11:30am PT/11am – 12:30pm MT/12pm – 1:30pm CT/1pm – 2:30pm ET \nSerious mental illness (SMI) symptoms and some behavioral expressions of dementia can often be very difficult to untangle when working with middle aged and older adults. This presentation provides an overview of diagnoses and related symptoms falling within these two categories as a backdrop for a discussion of risk factors\, differential diagnoses\, and clinical care for other adults who may have a SMI\, dementia\, or both. \nPlease register HERE.
URL:https://e4center.org/calendar/clinical-confounds-and-conflations-serious-mental-illness-dementia-or-both/
LOCATION:Register in Zoom.
CATEGORIES:webinar
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SUMMARY:Engagement and Sustainability Strategies in Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Building and Sustaining Effective Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults: Strategies and Considerations \nSpeaker: Bonnie Ewald\, MA \nDate: Wednesday\, November 30 \nTime: 10am-11am PT/11am – 12pm MT/12pm – 1pm CT/1pm – 2pm ET \nTo effectively improve outcomes\, any behavioral health initiative needs to do be effective at meaningfully reaching those in need; and its services must be sustainable so they are reliably available for those who need them. This webinar – based on the E4 Center’s new toolkit: Building and Sustaining Effective Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults – will highlight strategies for meaningfully engaging older adults in care\, and review strategies for financing and supporting the workforce in order to sustain behavioral health initiatives. \nPlease register HERE.
URL:https://e4center.org/calendar/building-and-sustaining-effective-behavioral-health-care-for-older-adults-strategies-and-considerations/
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