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❏ Dementia: Assessing and Addressing Challenges, Feb 9, $150 #3013-18❏ Late-Life Anxiety, Mar 9; $150 #3014-18❏ Loneliness: A Serious Health Threat for Older Adults, Apr 6, $150 #3098-18❏ Managing Psychotropic Medication for Older Adults, May 9, $150 #3019-18NEW! Certificate on Substance Use and Aging:
❏ Part 1: Meeting the Challenges of Substance Misuse in Older Adults, Mar 23, $150 #3025-18❏ Part 2: Effective Substance Use Conversations…, Apr 20, $150 #3011-18❏ Part 3: Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention…, May 18, $150 #3015-18
❏ Contemporary Issues in Geriatric Mental Health Care, onlinecourse,ongoingregistration,$225 #3051-18—AreyouaNationalCertifiedCounselorthroughtheNationalBoardfor CertifiedCounselors(NBCC)?❏ Yes ❏ No—Areyouapsychologist?❏ Yes ❏ No
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Mail to: UW–MadisonContinuingStudiesRegistrations PyleCenter,702LangdonSt,Madison,WI53706-1487
Call: 608-262-2451or800-725-9692(WisconsinRelay711)
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Online: continuingstudies.wisc.edu/certificates/mental-health-older-adult Phone, fax or online registrations must include payments by credit card or purchase order.
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Mental Health and the Older Adult CertificatesMeet your professional development continuing education (CE) requirements by attending engaging and evidence-based training on geriatric mental health.
NEW certificate series on two topics! Spring 2018: Substance Use Treatment for Older Adults Summer 2018: Advanced Dementia Care Specialist
General informationFor more information:ContactProgramDirectorSuzannaWatersCastilloat608-263-3174 or [email protected],orProgramCoordinatorMaureenFriendat608-263-7055or [email protected]/certificates/mental-health-older-adult. Allcoursesareatanintermediatelevel.Registration:Openenrollment;classsizeislimited.Pleaseregisterassoonaspossibleatcontinuingstudies.wisc.edu/behavioral-health,orbycalling608-262-2451or800-725-9692.Location:ThePyleCenter,702LangdonSt,Madison,WI;608-262-1122.Time:Registrationisat8:30am,andseminarsare9am-3pm.Directions and parking:Fordirectionstotheconferencecenterandparkinginformation,seeconferencing.uwex.edu/about/directions.Pleasemakeyourowntravelandlodgingarrangements.Fees and continuing education hours:Checktheprogramdescriptionsforspecificcoursetimes,fees,andcontinuingeducationhours.Theregistrationfeeincludesinstruction,materials,0.5CEUsorfivecontinuingeducationclockhours,refreshments,andanonrefundable$25administrationfee.Socialworkersandattendeesfromotherprofessionswillreceivefivecontinuingeducationhours.TheseprogramsareapprovedforCHEShours.Continuing education approvals TheUW–MadisonDivisionofContinuingStudiesisanapprovedcontinuingeducationproviderforthefollowing:Social workers:UW–MadisonDivisionofContinuingStudies(provider#1042)isapprovedas aproviderforsocialworkcontinuingeducationbytheAssociationofSocialWorkBoards(ASWB,aswb.org),throughtheApprovedContinuingEducation(ACE)program.UW–MadisonDivisionofContinuingStudiesmaintainsresponsibilityfortheprogram.ASWBApprovalPeriod:4/27/2016-4/27/2019.Socialworkersshouldcontacttheirregulatoryboardtodeterminecourseapproval.Socialworkerswillreceive5.0continuingeducationclockhoursforeachcoursecompleted.WisconsinDepartmentofSafetyandProfessionalServices,andtheIowa,Illinois,Michigan,andMinnesotaBoardsofSocialWorkrecognizeACEprograms.Psychologists:UW–MadisonContinuingStudiesisapprovedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)tosponsorcontinuingeducationforpsychologists.UW–MadisonDivision ofContinuingStudiesmaintainsresponsibilityfortheseprogramsandtheircontent.Counselors:UW–MadisonContinuingStudieshasbeenapprovedbytheNationalBoardforCertifiedCounselors(NBCC),ApprovedContinuingEducationProvider(ACEP)#5990.ProgramsthatdonotqualifyforNBCCcreditareclearlyidentified.UniversityofWisconsin–MadisonDivisionofContinuingStudiesissolelyresponsibleforallaspectsoftheprograms.Health educators (CHES/MCHES):UW–MadisonDivisionofContinuingStudies(MEP101794) isadesignatedproviderofcontinuingeducationcontacthours(CECH)inhealtheducationbytheNationalCommissionforHealthEducationCredentialing,Inc.(NCHEC)forCertifiedHealthEducationSpecialists(CHES)andMasterCertifiedHealthEducationSpecialists(MCHES).Marriage and family therapists:Theseprogramsqualifyasanaccrediteduniversitycontinuingeducationcourserelevanttoprofessionalpractice.Wisconsin substance abuse counselors:Theseprogramsqualifyasacontinuingeducationcourseconsistingofrelevantsubjectmattertaughtbyqualifiedpresenters.Educators:TheseprogramsmayqualifytowardsyourProfessionalDevelopmentPlans(PDPs).Attendees from other professions:Completionofeachprogramqualifiesfor5.0continuingeducationhours.Contactyourprofession’sboardororganizationforspecificcontinuingeducationrequirements.Cancellation policies:CallUW–ExtensionRegistrationServicesat608-262-2451(WisconsinRelay711)tofindoutthecancellationpolicyforaspecificprogram.Intheeventofbadweatherorotheremergencies,call608-263-4432orvisitcontinuingstudies.wisc.edutolearnwhetheraprogramhasbeencanceled.

Instructor:TracySchroepfer,PhD,MSW,isanassociateprofessorattheUW–MadisonSchool ofSocialWork.ShereceivedtheHartfordGeriatricSocialWorkFacultyScholarAward,waspresidentoftheAssociationforGerontologyEducationinSocialWork,andservesontheboardsoftheSocialWorkandHospicePalliativeCareNetworkandtheNationalCoalitionforHospiceandPalliativeCare.Herresearch,teaching,andnational,state,andlocalworkshopsfocusonthepsychosocial,cultural,andspiritualneedsofelders.
Late-Life AnxietyFee: $150; Fri, Mar 9, 9am-3pm; Program #3014-18
Anxiety,depression,andphysicalhealthproblemsfrequentlycoexistinolderadults,makingitdifficulttoidentifytheprimaryproblem.Learnaboutthelatestresearchonlate-lifeanxietyandhowtorespond,andgainnewinformationaboutevidence-basedtreatments.Findouthowtorecognizeuniquepresentationsoflate-lifeanxiety,comorbidanxietyanddepression,andothercomorbidmedicalconditions.You’llalsoexaminetheetiologyoflate-lifeanxiety,discusspolypharmacy,andexploreeffectivepsychotherapeuticandpsychopharmaceuticaltreatments.
This seminar is designed to help you:•Identifytheuniquepresentationsoflate-lifeanxiety•Explainhowgeriatricanxietyiscomorbidwithdepression•Describehowcomorbidmedicalconditionsimpactgeriatricanxiety•Identifyevidence-basedcognitivebehavioralandpsychotropicmedicationtreatments•Usecourse-specificinformationaboutpolypharmacyandadversereactions
Instructor:JosephGoveas,MD,isanassistantprofessor,researchscientist,andclinicianintheDepartmentofPsychiatryattheMedicalCollegeofWisconsinandisboard-certifiedingeriatricpsychiatry.
Loneliness: A Serious Health Threat for Older PeopleFee: $150; Fri, Apr 6, 9am-3pm; Program #3098-18
Lonelinessandisolationhaveserioushealthconsequencesforindividuals,includinglossofphysicalfunctioning,mentalhealthproblems,andincreasedriskofearlydeath.Theyalsopresentchallengesforcommunitiesandmentalhealthprofessionals.Isolationcaninfluenceaclient’sworldviewandabilitytotrustothers,makingitdifficulttocreaterealisticandachievablegoals,andisolatedadultsrequiremorehealthandsocialservices.Thisworkshopexploreshowlonelinessandsocialisolationimpactphysicalandmentalhealth.You’lllookatstrategiesforincreasingaclient’sresilience,strengths,andmentalwell-being,whichcanhelpthemmeetthechallengesoflatelife.You’llalsoexaminecharacteristicsofmodelcommunityprogramstoaddresslonelinessandisolation.
This seminar is designed to help you:• Understandtheprevalenceandcausesoflonelinessandsocialisolation
• Reviewthewayslonelinessandsocialisolationimpactmentalandphysicalhealth
• Exploremethodstoassessandaddresssocialisolation andloneliness
• Examinemethodsofhelpingindividualsberesilientinthefaceofinevitablechangesandlossinlatelife
• Reviewcharacteristicsandexamplesofsuccessfulcommunityprogramstoreduceisolation
Instructor:MarilynBonjean,EdD,isaskilledpsychotherapistwhohasmorethan20yearsofclinicalexperiencewitholderadults.Sheisanationallyknownspeakerandauthoronissuesrelatedtopsychotherapyforolderadults.
Part 2: Effective Substance Use Conversations Using Motivational Interviewing
Fee: $150; Tue, Apr 20, 9am-3pm, Program #3011-18
Whenbringingupthetopicofsubstanceuse,adelicateconversationisneeded.Theseconversationsrequiresensitivityandskillfulnessonthepartofprofessionals.MotivationalInterviewing(MI)isawell-established,evidence-basedpracticedesignedforsuchconversations.Researchshowsthatwithpracticeandachievementoffidelity(deliveringMIasitisintendedtobedelivered),non-specialistscanbejustaseffectiveasbehavioralhealthspecialistsinpromotingpositivechangessuchasabstinenceandriskreduction.
This seminar is designed to help you:•Understandthefundamentalconcepts,processes,andskillsofMI•BegindevelopingandpracticingtherequisiteskillsofMI•FindwaystoapplyMItoyourwork•ConsidercontinuedlearningtoachieveMIfidelity
Instructor:ScottCaldwellisanMIconsultantfortheWisconsinDepartmentofHealthServices.
Part 3: Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Fee: $150; Fri, May 18, 9am-3pm; Program #3015-18
Thisseminaristheculminationofthecertificateseries.Professionalswhoarenotbehavioralhealthspecialistscanaddressolderadults’substanceusebydeliveringacomprehensive,reimbursableservicecalledSBIRT.SBIRTcanbeimplementedintoroutinepracticeasa universalapproach.
Licensed providers who successfully complete parts 2 and 3 will receive a state-issued certificate that makes them eligible to bill for delivery of SBIRT services.
This seminar is designed to help you:•Learnhowtoadminister,score,andinterpretastandardizedsubstance-usescreeninginstrument
•DiscoverhowtodeliverbriefinterventionsusinganMIprotocol•Considerbestpracticesinreferraltospecialistbehavioralhealthtreatment•DevelopaplanforusingSBIRTroutinelyinyourwork
Instructor:ScottCaldwellistheSBIRTcoordinatorfortheWisconsinDepartmentof HealthServices.
Contemporary Issues in Geriatric Mental HealthFee: $225; 15 continuing education hours; ONLINE course, ongoing registration, complete course within one year of registration; Program #3051-18
Enrollinanoutstandingonlineprofessionaldevelopmentseriesongeriatricmentalhealth,theonlyoneofitskindintheMidwest.Thecourseprovidesanoverviewoffiveimportanttopicswiththesemodules:Late-LifeDepression,Late-LifeAnxiety,Late-LifeSleepDisorders,GeriatricPsychopharmacology,andChronicConditionsandGeriatricMentalHealth.ItistaughtbyfacultyingeriatricmedicineandpharmacyfromUW–MadisonandtheMedicalCollegeofWisconsin.You’llbuildexpertisethroughlectures,PowerPointpresentations,readings,andpost-tests.
Course facilitator:SuzannaWatersCastillo,PhD,MSSW,directstheprogramsongeriatricmentalhealthatUW–Madison’sDivisionofContinuingStudies.
Some of these programs are open enrollment, some are part of a certificate program, and some are both.
Dementia: Assessing and Addressing ChallengesFee: $150; Fri, Feb 9, 9am-3pm; Program #3013-18
Meetingtheneedsofanindividualdiagnosedwithdementiacanbe challengingforthecaregiver.Situationscanquicklybecomefrustrating forindividualswhocannoteasilyexpresstheirneeds.Withoutthe communicationskillstheyoncepossessed,theseindividualscan displaybehaviorscaregiversmaynotunderstandorhavethe skillstoaddress.Learnstrategiesandskillstobetter communicatewithdementiapatientsandtheirfamilies.
This seminar is designed to help you:•Explainthetypesandknowncausesofdementia•Pointoutthestrugglescaregiversface•Identifychallengingbehaviorsandpotentialtriggers•Demonstrateassessmenttechniqueswhenbehaviorssurface•Describeeffectivecommunicationstrategies•Examineandcomparedifferentbehavioralmethods•Locatehigh-qualityresources
Managing Psychotropic Medication for Older AdultsFee: $150; Wed, May 9, 9am-3pm, Program #3019-18
Medicationmanagementcanbeextremelychallengingforolderadults.Whenaddingpsychotropicmedicationstothelist,itbecomesimperativetounderstandthetherapeuticrolethatthesemedicationsplay.Learnaboutmanagingmedicationsforolder-adultmooddisorders,psychosis,dementias,anddelirium;behavioralandpsychologicalsymptomsofdementia;andcurrenttrendsinmedicationtherapyforlate-lifementalhealthproblems.
This seminar is designed to help you:•Helpolderadultsbettermanagetheirpsychotropicmedications•Explaintherationaleforselectingmedicationandnonpharmacologictherapiesfordementia,delirium,anddepression
•Giveexamplesofhowpsychotropicmedicationsmayresultinadversereactionsintheelderly•Definediscontinuationsyndromeisanddiscussitsimpactonolderadults•Recognizepolypharmacyproblemsinolderadults
Instructor:RobertBreslowisaboard-certifiedpharmacotherapyspecialist(BCPS)andanassociateprofessorintheSchoolofPharmacyattheUniversityofWisconsin–Madison,whereherunsthegeriatricpharmacyclinicandteaches.Hehasmorethan25yearsofexperienceingeneralandgeriatricpharmacy.
NEW! Certificate on Substance Use and Aging: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Older AdultsPart 1: Meeting the Challenges of Substance Misuse in Older Adults
Fee: $150; Fri, Mar 23, 9am-3pm; Program #3025-18
Thiscourseexaminesarangeofsalientissuesforprofessionalswhoworkwitholderadults:physicalandpsychologicalresponsestosubstancesaspeopleage,guidelinesforhealthyalcoholuse,signsandsymptomsofproblemuse,thecontinuumofsubstance-useinvolvement,andriskandprotectivefactors.We’llalsodiscussdilemmasassociatedwithprescriptionmedicationmisuse.
This seminar is designed to help you: •Articulatetheimpactofalcoholconsumptionintheagingprocess•Becomefamiliarwiththeguidelinesforalcoholconsumptionfor personsage65andolder
•Discusstheprevalenceofalcoholmisuseinolderadults•Identifyrisksassociatedwithcomorbidmentalillness andsubstanceabuse
•Reviewwhichprescriptionmedicationsshouldnotbe takenwithalcohol
•Explainhowgeriatricdepressionisrelatedto substanceabuseandmisuse
Instructor:SuzannaWatersCastillo,PhD,MSSW, directstheprogramsongeriatricmental healthatUW–Madison’sDivisionof ContinuingStudies.
DearColleagues:
Asyoumayknow,thespring2018coursesontheMentalHealthandOlderAdultCertificatearebeingphasedoutasweintroduceanewcertificateseriesthatwillfocusonmid-tolate-stagedementiacare.
Iampreparingastellaragendaforthe2018 Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult,July26-27).Itwillfocusonthechallengesofprovidingmid-tolate-stagedementiacare.TheinstituteisthestartofthenewAdvancedDementiaCareSpecialistCertificate,whichwillofferin-depthtrainingonsuchtopicsasfamilyconflict,hospitalizationsandtransitions,ambiguouslossandgrief,palliativecareandhospice,decisionalcapacity,adultprotectiveservice,behavioralcaresupport,behavioralandpsychologicalsymptoms ofdementia(BPSD),andapositiveapproachtocare.
Pleasecontactmewithanyquestionsyouhaveaboutthisoutstandingnewprogram. [email protected]. Ilookforwardtoprovidingyouwiththemostcurrentprofessionaldevelopmentonadvanceddementiacare.
Suzanna
SuzannaWatersCastillo,PhD,MSSWDistinguishedFacultyAssociate Directorandinstructor,Interprofessional DevelopmentinGeriatricMentalHealth [email protected],608-263-3174