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Sexual Health and Aging: Must-Know Facts About Sexuality in Later Life
Presented by Dr. Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP
People all throughout their lives enjoy sex and intimacy. Older adults are no exception, as evidenced by increasing rates of STIs among older adults. Sadly, when it comes to discussing sexual activity, there is hesitancy from health care providers to start conversations due to ageism and limited experience discussing intimate details with older adults. Likewise, understanding unique needs of LGBTQ older adults presents an opportunity for health providers to ensure individualized care for each of their patients.
Given the physical, cognitive relational, psychological, and spiritual benefits connected to sexual activity and relationships over 65, it’s time to shift the narrative about aging and sexuality to a more accurate and holistic view. Using a more comprehensive approach will help health care providers to promote healthy sexual activity, address the psychological and social barriers to healthy intimacy and prevent the spread of infections in older adult communities in a more sensitive, effective, and inclusive manner.
Join Dr. Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP, for a lively workshop where you’ll discover the rates of sexual activity among adults 65 and older and current statistics regarding sexually transmitted inflections among older adults. You’ll examine attitudes about later life sexuality among older adults, health care professionals, and even yourself. You’ll learn about the experiences, needs and resilience factors of LGTBQ older adults. Finally, you’ll discover recommendations to enhance sexual health while aging.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Describe rates of sexual activity among adults 65 and older
- List current statistics regarding sexually transmitted inflections among older adults
- Examine attitudes about sexuality and aging among older adults, health care professionals, and others
- Illustrate the experiences, needs, and resilience factors of LGTBQ older adults
Sponsored by Right at Home.
Beyond Alzheimer’s: Identifying and Managing Other Types of Dementia
Presented by Rita A. Jablonski, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FGSA
This webinar is designed for social workers, case managers, care coordinators, nurses, caregivers and other senior care professionals.
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia, but not all dementias are Alzheimer's disease. Join us for a one-hour webinar covering multiple types of dementia, including their on-set presentation, behavioral and cognitive changes, and disease progression. The session will also discuss non-pharmacological approaches to dementia care, along with over-the-counter medications that advertise cognitive improvements and new medications to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Compare and contrast different types of dementia.
- Describe two reversible causes of memory problems.
- List three non-pharmacological approaches to address common dementia-related behaviors.
- Describe how environmental changes can support the care of people living with dementia.
Sponsored by Right at Home.
Team Approaches to High-Quality, Patient-Centered Palliative Care
David Hage, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM
"There’s nothing more we can do” is an insufficient, but all too common answer to the problem of chronic and end-stage disease processes. Palliative care is a patient-centered medical service that acknowledges the person beyond their disease process alone. Palliative care targets relieving symptoms of stress and illness. The palliative care team features collaborative team care approaches involving doctors, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, nurses and nurse’s aides, social workers, spiritual care, mental health, and other team members to meet the comprehensive needs of seriously ill patients and families. Palliative care teams improve patient and family quality of life and reduce the burden of symptoms associated with chronic and end-stage disease processes. This presentation will define palliative care and discuss patient-centered team approaches to providing high-quality palliative care and resources.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Define palliative care.
- Identify when palliative care is appropriate.
- Evaluate team approaches relative to the palliative care continuum.
- Analyze systems-level considerations in implementing palliative care.
- Review practical resources for palliative care.
Sponsored by Right at Home.
Prolonged Grief Disorder and its Treatment
Presented by Natalia Skritskaya, PhD
When losing a loved one, grief is an expected, normal process to experience. However, an estimated 7% to 10% of bereaved adults experience severe, persistent symptoms that interfere with everyday living activities. The American Psychiatric Association calls this prolonged grief disorder.
In this webinar, Natalia Skritskaya, PhD, describes a model of grief and adaptation to loss derived from clinical and experimental research. She discusses the new diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder and differentiates this condition from major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also, she introduces prolonged grief disorder treatment (previously known as complicated grief treatment), an evidence-based, efficacious psychotherapy for prolonged grief disorder.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Recognize the main features of prolonged grief disorder.
- Describe how grief is different from depression or PTSD.
- List one of the goals of prolonged grief disorder treatment.
Sponsored by Right at Home.
Aging and Mental Health: Interventions to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation
Presented by Marla Berg-Weger, Ph.D., LCSW
Mental health problems are not a normal part of the aging process, yet more than 20% of adults ages 55 and older have a mental health concern that could lead to further health disparities and diminished quality of life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This session introduces definitions, prevalence, risk factors, and the social, physical and mental health impacts of loneliness and social isolation on older adults, followed by successful assessments and interventions to integrate into care settings. The discussion also focuses on intervention strategies at the community and individual levels, including a non-pharmacological evidence-based intervention, Circle of Friends, shown to decrease loneliness, social isolation, and associated physical and mental health challenges.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Recognize risks and predictors of age-related loneliness and social isolation.
- Integrate assessment strategies for loneliness and social isolation into practice.
- Apply intervention strategies to minimize the impact of loneliness and social isolation.
- Identify criteria for non-pharmacologic interventions to address loneliness and social isolation.
Sponsored by Right at Home.
