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.

Aging and long term care workshops:

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Program title (Programs are listed in alphabetical order)	Upcoming dates	Brochure (when available)	More information (When available)	Link to register online
Care that matters: providing person-centered dementia care	May 8, 2008		Catalog	Register online
Culture counts: providing culturally competent care	Apr 3, 2008	Download brochure.	More information	Register online
Essential care: improving medication management for older adults	Apr 23, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Perspectives on aging: health and psychosocial changes in aging	Apr 18, 2008	Download brochure.	Catalog	Register online
Understanding adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: Implications for assessment and screening	New dates to be announced	Download 2008 brochure.	More information	Register online
Understanding adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia: Best practice assessment and screening instruments	New dates to be announced	Download 2008 brochure.	More information	Register online
Understanding and assessing the dementias	July 30, 2008	Download 2008 brochure.	More information	Register online
Understanding and assessing late life mental disorders and symptoms	July 31, 2008	Download 2008 brochure.	More information	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.

Professional Certificate Program on Mental Health and the Older Adult. This certificate program begins with the July 2008 Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult. The topic of these two one-day workshops are: 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.

Audio series correspondence course

The nursing home administration licensing exam preparation course is available on cassette or CD.

Chronological list of workshops

2008:
April 3: Culture counts: providing culturally competent care
April 18: Health and psychosocial changes in aging
April 23: Essential care: improving medication management for older adults
May 8: Care that matters: providing person-centered dementia care
July 30: Understanding and assessing the dementias
July 31: Understanding and assessing late life mental disorders and symptoms

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.

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