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Overview | Faculty | Credit | General information |Professional Certificate Program | Contact/Request a brochure | How to register
Day 1: July 30, 2008
Understanding and Assessing the Dementias
Day 2: July 31, 2008
Understanding and Assessing Late Life Mental Disorders and Symptoms
Download the brochure for this program (586k pdf)
Current demographic and social changes mean that increasing numbers of older adults will need psychological services. The mental health field has been slow to prepare an adequate number of trained professionals. For those elderly who are confronted with complex physical illness, social adjustment and psychological distress, it is imperative that professionals be prepared to provide both skillful and compassionate mental health care. The Summer Institute on Mental Health Disorders and the Older Adult meets an educational gap and is designed to upgrade your knowledge in key areas important to providing quality mental health care to older adults.
You will learn how to identify the unique symptoms and strategies for problem solving the most common mental disorders in late life. You will also have opportunities to network with colleagues to build a statewide network of skilled mental health professionals who work with older adults.
Who is the Summer Institute for: The institute is for professionals working with older adults with mental health concerns. Social workers, nurses, psychologists, case managers, internal medicine physicians, psychiatrists, and community-based case managers and other professionals will benefit from this program.
Teaching methods: Multiple teaching methods will be used to enhance the learning experience including: lecture, DVD, case study exercise, role play, and dyad sharing.
Your faculty: You will have access to an outstanding faculty from UW-Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Kansas, who bring their expertise in geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry, gerontology, and continuing education to these seminars. As practitioners, educators, and advocates, they are committed to quality mental health care for older adults.
Dementia is a frightening and complex set of disorders most common in late life. Exemplary, compassionate care requires the ability to accurately screen and understand the distinctive characteristics of the various types of dementia: Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body Dementia, dementia of Parkinson's Disease, vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia, and frontal-temporal dementia. You will also learn about effective medical treatment approaches and new research on the horizon. A person-centered approach to preparing care strategies will be incorporated into this training. How to register see below.
You will learn about:
Agenda
| 8:30 am | Welcome to the Summer Institute |
| 9:00 am | Introduction |
| 9:15 am | Alzheimer's disease and non Alzheimer's dementia |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia |
| 11:45 am | Lunch with guest speaker |
| 1:00 pm | Mild cognitive impairment |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:15pm | Practical tools for screening and diagnosing the dementias |
| 3:15 pm | Assessing for cognitive strengths |
| 4:00 pm | Wrap up |
Quality mental health care for older adults rests on professionals who have a fundamental understanding of the unique complexities of late life mental disorders and the compassion to provide care. You will learn about assessment approaches that help you better understand the characteristics of a major depressive disorder vs. depressive symptoms, the latter of which is more common among older persons. You will also learn about the interplay of late life anxiety with health co-morbidities, as well as other aspects of mood disorders. This program will also introduce you to BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia), an aspect of late life mental disorders that is often poorly understood. The entire day will emphasize learning via lecture, case studies and application of the STAR Method of Assessment. How to register see below.
You will learn about:
Agenda
| 8:30 am | Wisconsin Geriatric Psychiatry Initiative |
| 9:00 am | Overview of key issues and challenges |
| 9:15 am | Personality Traits and Anxiety – Dr. Tim Howell |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Late life depression – Dr. Art Walaszek |
| 11:45 am | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 pm | BPSD – Dr. Joe Goveas |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:15pm | Sleep disorders – Dr. Tim Juergens |
| 3:15 pm | STAR method - Dr. Tim Howell |
| 4:00 pm | Wrap up |
Faculty
Approved hours/continuing education credits/day: 0.6 CEU = 6 hours of professional continuing education
Social workers: UW Madison Professional Developement and Applied Studies (PDAS) is approved as a provider (#1042) for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), (800-225-6880) through the Approved Continuing Education (ACAE) program. PDAS maintains responsibility for the programs. Social Workers receive 6 continuing education clock hours for completing each day of the institute. WI, IA and MI Boards of Social Work recognize ACE programs
IL registered social worker continuing education sponsor #159.000243.
Counselors: Approved continuing education provider through the National Board for Certified Counselors (#5990)
WI psychologists, and marriage and family therapists: Qualifies as an accredited university continuing education course relevant to professional practice.
WI substance abuse counselors: Qualified as a continuing education course, consisting of relevant subject matter taught by qualified presenters.
Other professions: Completion or each program qualified you for 6 continuing education hours. Contact your own board or organization for specific continuing education requirements.
You can submit questions or requests for a brochure to Mandy Ingram, 608-890-0263 (toll-free: 800-442-4617), mingram@dcs.wisc.edu
Date: Wednesday, July 30 and Thursday, July 31, 2008
Time: 8:30 am-4:00 pm. Registration begins at 7:30 am.
Location: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison WI
Lodging: A block of rooms is being held at the Lowell Center at 610 Langdon Street, which is one block from the Pyle Center. To make reservations go to: http:conferencing.uwex.edu/lowell.cfm or call 608-256-2621.
Fee: $150 per day or $275 if you attend both days. This includes lunch on July 30th, refreshments, materials and a nonrefundable $20 administrative fee. Registrations are confirmed in writing. If you do not receive confirmation before the program please call: 608-262-1397.
Attire: Room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary; we suggest you bring a sweater or jacket.
Cancellation policy: You may obtain a refund minus the $20 administrative fee by calling: 800-725-9692 at least 3 business days before the program. If you do not attend, arrange for a substitute or if you cancel 3 business days or less prior to the program you are responsible for the entire fee.
By
phone: Call 608-262-1397 (TDD 608-265-2370) or toll-free 800-725-9692.
By
mail: Print, complete and mail the UW Continuing Studies registration
form.
By
fax: Print, complete and fax the UW Continuing Studies registration form.
Online: Secure online registration is available for these program.Professional certificate program on mental health and the older adult: Starting with this Summer Institute and continuing into fall of 08 and spring of 09 you will be able to choose from a number of continuing education seminars specifically designated for this certificate program on Mental Health and the Older Adult. Fall seminar seminars that are part of this certificate program will each have individual registration brochures.
Note: You must register for both days of the Summer Institute to enroll in the Certificate Program on Mental Health Care and the Older Adult.
Visit the professional certificate page to find complete details about this program.
Fall 2008
Separate brochures will be mailed out for the above fall 2008 seminars. All seminars are open enrollment.
Spring 2009 Topics
The Department of Professional Development & Applied Studies is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies. The units within Continuing Studies provide continuing education programs for lifelong learners, from precollege to seniors, as well as counseling services for adult learners. You will find the UW—Madison Continuing Studies home page at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu, or browse the Web site using the navigational links below.
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