Aging and Long Term Care
Workshops and certificate programs explore topics in gerontology
care management, cultural competence, nursing home administration
and person centered dementia case management.
Aging and long term care workshops:
View chronological list
| Program title (Programs are listed in alphabetical order) |
Upcoming dates |
Brochure (when available) |
More information (when available) |
Link to register online |
| Adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: assessment and screening |
Feb 24, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: assessment and screening instruments |
Feb 11, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Care that matters: providing person-centered dementia care |
Apr 7, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Case management I: the functional assessment |
Apr 16, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Case management II: service plan development |
Apr 28, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| The color of emotions: culture-specific geriatric mental health |
Mar 5, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Dementia and creativity |
Mar 18, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Late-life anxiety |
Nov 21, 2008 |
 brochure |
catalog |
Register online |
| Late-life depression |
Jan 14, 2009 |
|
Information page |
Register online |
| Managing psychotropic medication for older adults |
May 14, 2009 |
|
catalog |
Register online |
| Psychotherapeutic approaches for the older adult |
Dec 2, 2008 |
brochure |
catalog |
Register online |
| The star method of geriatric mental health II |
Dec 11, 2008 |
brochure |
catalog |
Register online |
Certificate programs
The Case Management Certificate
Program is a continuing education training series for professionals in the field of aging and long-term care. There are two levels of certificates: introduction to case management and advanced case management.
Mental Health and the Older Adult. This certificate program began with the July 2008 Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult. The topic of these two one-day workshops were: fundamental assessment and treatment of mental disorders in the older adult. This advanced training program is for licensed practitioners and allied health and human service professionals that work with older adults.
Resources
We now have a Web page dedicated
to resources for professional
development in case management including the care
management certificate programs.
Nursing home administration
This audio correspondence course prepares you for the nursing home administration licensing exam. Available on cassette or CD.
Chronological list of workshops
2008:
Nov 21: Late-life depression
Dec 2: Psychotherapeutic approaches for the older adult
Dec 11: The star method of geriatric mental health II
2009:
Jan 14: Late-life depression
Feb 11: Adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: assessment and screening instruments
Feb 24: Adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: assessment and screening
Mar 5: The color of emotions: culture-specific geriatric mental health
Mar 18: Dementia and creativity
Apr 7: Care that matters: providing person-centered dementia care
Apr 16: Case management I: the functional assessment
Apr 18: Case management II: service plan development
May 14: Managing psychotropic medication for older adults
Other resources
The University of Wisconsin Institute
on Aging: http://aging.wisc.edu
Contact
Suzanna Castillo 608-263-3174 or 800-442-4617;
e-mail scastillo@dcs.wisc.edu, or Mandy Ingram 608-265-3517; email mingram@dcs.wisc.edu
