Community Integration for Older Adults with Mental Illnesses (4 Credit Hours)
Program Summary: This paper explores the characteristics and needs of older adults with serious mental illnesses along with challenges and solutions for community-based services.
This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.
Publisher: US Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Mental Health Services
Read the article at: https://www.freestatesocialwork.com/articles/SMA05-4018.pdf
Program Objectives: To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by identifying key issues related to the provision of community services and support for older adults with mental illnesses.
Learning Objectives: Identify characteristics of older adults with mental illness. Identify barriers to community-based services and supports. Identify prevention efforts and successful practices.
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Free State Social Work, LLC, provider #1235, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/6/2021 - 9/6/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits.
Free State Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP NO. 6605. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Free State Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.