4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 1)
2026-06-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
Title: 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 1)
This free series will be held on June 3, June 10, July 15 and July 22
Time: 11AM-12:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM ET
Speakers: Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP & Kimberly A. Van Orden, PhD
Location: This is a Private Event in partnership with Team Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and Pennyrile Area Development District.
Summary:
Social connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health, well-being, and longevity. However, we have not capitalized on social connection as preventive medicine: it is not routinely assessed or addressed in health or community settings. Social connection is a particularly powerful determinant of health in later life. The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mind, and Mobility) is a framework that has been successfully deployed in health systems and the aging network across the U.S. to optimize the care of older adults. The 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) is an extension of that framework that is especially useful to professionals working with older adults around suicide prevention. It provides tools for considering aspects of older adult mental health and substance misuse linked to suicide deaths in later life. In this series, we will describe how to integrate key dimensions of social connection into the 4Ms Behavioral Health framework to optimize its utility for suicide prevention and older adult wellbeing for all professionals who work with older adults.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the 4Ms of an Age Friendly Behavioral Health System
2. Describe dimensions of social connection that impact physical and mental health
3. Practice using the integrated 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) framework for all professionals working with older adults.
4. Implement strategies and tools for any professional using the 4Ms-BHSC framework in healthcare and community settings to reduce suicide risk and enhance wellbeing.
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4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 2)
2026-06-10 11:00 - 12:30
Title: 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for
anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 2)
This free series will be held on June 3, June 10, July 15 and July 22
Time: 11AM-12:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM ET
Speakers: Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP & Kimberly A. Van Orden, PhD
Location: This is a Private Event in partnership with Team Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and Pennyrile Area Development District.
Summary:
Social connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health, well-being, and longevity. However, we have not capitalized on social connection as preventive medicine: it is not routinely assessed or addressed in health or community settings. Social connection is a particularly powerful determinant of health in later life. The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mind, and Mobility) is a framework that has been successfully deployed in health systems and the aging network across the U.S. to optimize the care of older adults. The 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) is an extension of that framework that is especially useful to professionals working with older adults around suicide prevention. It provides tools for considering aspects of older adult mental health and substance misuse linked to suicide deaths in later life. In this series, we will describe how to integrate key dimensions of social connection into the 4Ms Behavioral Health framework to optimize its utility for suicide prevention and older adult wellbeing for all professionals who work with older adults.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the 4Ms of an Age Friendly Behavioral Health System
2. Describe dimensions of social connection that impact physical and mental health
3. Practice using the integrated 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) framework for all professionals working with older adults.
4. Implement strategies and tools for any professional using the 4Ms-BHSC framework in healthcare and community settings to reduce suicide risk and enhance wellbeing.
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4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 3)
2026-07-15 11:00 - 12:30
Title: 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC): A 4Ms-Behavioral Health and Social Connection framework for anyone who supports older adults across Kentucky (Session 3)
This free series will be held on June 3, June 10, July 15 and July 22
Time: 11AM-12:30PM CT / 12-1:30PM ET
Speakers: Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP & Kimberly A. Van Orden, PhD
Location: This is a Private Event in partnership with Team Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and Pennyrile Area Development District.
Summary:
Social connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health, well-being, and longevity. However, we have not capitalized on social connection as preventive medicine: it is not routinely assessed or addressed in health or community settings. Social connection is a particularly powerful determinant of health in later life. The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System (What Matters, Medication, Mind, and Mobility) is a framework that has been successfully deployed in health systems and the aging network across the U.S. to optimize the care of older adults. The 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) is an extension of that framework that is especially useful to professionals working with older adults around suicide prevention. It provides tools for considering aspects of older adult mental health and substance misuse linked to suicide deaths in later life. In this series, we will describe how to integrate key dimensions of social connection into the 4Ms Behavioral Health framework to optimize its utility for suicide prevention and older adult wellbeing for all professionals who work with older adults.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the 4Ms of an Age Friendly Behavioral Health System
2. Describe dimensions of social connection that impact physical and mental health
3. Practice using the integrated 4Ms-Behavioral Health Social Connection (4Ms-BHSC) framework for all professionals working with older adults.
4. Implement strategies and tools for any professional using the 4Ms-BHSC framework in healthcare and community settings to reduce suicide risk and enhance wellbeing.
For updates on all events, please subscribe to the E4Center Newsletter and check back often!

Interprofessional Ethics in Older Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Counseling Perspectives (Session 1)
2026-07-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Register in Zoom.
Title: Interprofessional Ethics in Older Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Counseling Perspectives (Session 1)
Date: Friday, July 24th
Time: 10-11:30AM PT / 11AM-12:30PM MT / 12-1:30PM CT /1-2:30PM ET
Speakers: Rebecca Allen, PhD, ABPP; Matthew Fullen, PhD; Dawn Hobdy, MSW; Peter Rabins, MD, MPH
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Summary:
Mental health providers who work with older adults must navigate a complex landscape of ethical principles, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As older adults often present with multifaceted medical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs, clinicians must be equipped to recognize how ethical expectations manifest across diverse settings. Working with this population also requires an understanding of situations that are uniquely prevalent in later life. This dynamic and interactive panel brings together leading ethics experts from psychology, psychiatry, social work, and counseling to discuss case-based examples illustrating how each discipline interprets and applies ethical standards. Over two sessions, the panel will explore how differing professional perspectives can complement one another, illuminate potential areas of conflict, and ultimately strengthen ethical decision-making in the provision of mental health care for older adults.
Learning Objectives:

Identify ethical principles in older adult mental health service provision

Describe common ethical dilemmas that arise uniquely in the care of older adults

Recognize unique perspectives of each profession on applying ethical principles

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Rush University designates each session of this live activity for (1.5) Continuing Education credits.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, RUSH University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
For Medicine: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
For Nursing: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 nursing contact hour(s).
For Psychologists: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 1.50 CE credits in psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
For Dietitians: This live activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 1.50 CPEUs.
For Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 general continuing education credits.
For physical therapy or occupational therapy: RUSH University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 1.50 continuing education credits.
NBCC Credit: RUSH University Medical Center is an approved provider by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7599). This activity has been approved for 1.50 NBCC credit hours.

Interprofessional Ethics in Older Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Counseling Perspectives (Session 2)
2026-07-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Register in Zoom.
Title: Interprofessional Ethics in Older Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Counseling Perspectives (Session 2)
Date: Friday, July 31st
Time: 10-11:30AM PT / 11AM-12:30PM MT / 12-1:30PM CT /1-2:30PM ET
Speakers: Rebecca Allen, PhD, ABPP; Matthew Fullen, PhD; Dawn Hobdy, MSW; Peter Rabins, MD, MPH
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Summary:
Mental health providers who work with older adults must navigate a complex landscape of ethical principles, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As older adults often present with multifaceted medical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs, clinicians must be equipped to recognize how ethical expectations manifest across diverse settings. Working with this population also requires an understanding of situations that are uniquely prevalent in later life. This dynamic and interactive panel brings together leading ethics experts from psychology, psychiatry, social work, and counseling to discuss case-based examples illustrating how each discipline interprets and applies ethical standards. Over two sessions, the panel will explore how differing professional perspectives can complement one another, illuminate potential areas of conflict, and ultimately strengthen ethical decision-making in the provision of mental health care for older adults.
Learning Objectives:

Identify ethical principles in older adult mental health service provision

Describe common ethical dilemmas that arise uniquely in the care of older adults

Recognize unique perspectives of each profession on applying ethical principles

REGISTER HERE
For updates on all events, please subscribe to the E4Center Newsletter and check back often!
Please share with colleagues who would like to join!

Rush University designates each session of this live activity for (1.5) Continuing Education credits.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, RUSH University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
For Medicine: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
For Nursing: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 nursing contact hour(s).
For Psychologists: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 1.50 CE credits in psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
For Dietitians: This live activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 1.50 CPEUs.
For Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 general continuing education credits.
For physical therapy or occupational therapy: RUSH University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 1.50 continuing education credits.
NBCC Credit: RUSH University Medical Center is an approved provider by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7599). This activity has been approved for 1.50 NBCC credit hours.
