Mental Health and Aging

This course is designed to offer senior care professionals insight into the mental health problems that occur in the aging population, and care considerations that result.

Your instructor for this course is Dorothy Mayer. Dorothy obtained her Master of Gerontological Studies at Miami University and has experience working as a Healthcare/Long Term Care Administrator.

• History, Prevalence and Diagnosis of Mental Illness
• Prevalence and diagnosis of mental illness
• Models of Mental Disorders
• Definition of a Mental Disorder
• Impact of Mental Disorders on the Elderly
• Common Mental Disorders among Seniors
  - Depression
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  - Panic Disorder
  - Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  - Schizophrenia
  - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Dementia
  

• The incidence of mental health problems in an aged and aging population
• Current approaches and treatments for the most common forms of mental health problems
• Models of Mental Disorders
• How to understand the person with a mental disorder and avoid stereotyping and stigmas

• NAB: This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) and approved for 3 clock hours.
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS): PCE # 3291
• California RCFE and ARF: Approval pursuant to NAB and BBS approval
• California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (LVN):#V-10621
• Continuing Education (CE) by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners under N.J.A.C 13:44-6
• Oregon Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators: 2007-040: General 3 Ethics:0
• Michigan Department of Human Services: Approved for Adult Foster Care Administrators pursuant to Rules 400.14203 and 400.15203
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Approval #: LTS -A1138 (Resident Care)