Countless clinical and administrative dilemmas arise when serving older adults and their family caregivers during the death and dying process. What are the best practices when families are pursuing curative care when palliative care may be more appropriate? What happens when the older patient does not have advance directives? This interactive and thought-provoking program will examine anticipatory grief, dementia, and common challenges as they relate to death, dying and grief in the later years.
Content Level: Beginner to Intermediate
*no streaming/virtual option
LOCATION & Program information: Registration 9:30am; Program 9:30am-11:30am EST
Brightview South River
8 Lee Airpark Drive
Edgewater, MD 21037
This program has been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 2 CE contact hour(s). Activity code: S00059072 Approval Number 240001142: To claim these CEs, log into your CE Center account at www.ccmcertification.org.*Certificate must be retained for at least one year past the participant’s CCM board certified case manager’s renewal date.
Jenerations is a Certified Sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners and International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners for members holding certifications as CDP, CDCM and CADDCT. This is approved for 2 CEU.
Jenerations Health Education is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. Jenerations Health Education maintains responsibility for this program.
Participant is awarded 2 Category I Maryland Social Work CEUs
Jenerations Health Education is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #20-801JHE. This activity is approved for 2 CMC contact hours.
Jenerations Health Education, #1494, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Jenerations Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/26/2021-01/26/24. Social Workers completing this course receive 2 General Social Work Practice continuing education credit.
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Stephanie Goldstein, BSW, LBSW, has been in healthcare for more than 15 years. Her experience includes both working directly with patients and as a manager in mental health and long term care. She is passionate about educating patients and families on options while promoting self-determination for those with complex physical, cognitive or mental health diagnoses. A frequent guest lecturer for Johns Hopkins University’s Certificate on Aging program, she also loves teaching professionals about best practices in working with older generations.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss special factors to be considered for death in senior living settings
2. Describe best practice strategies for handling family conflicts over treatment at end of life.
3. Recognize importance of patient self-determination during the death and dying process.
4. Identify best communication strategies in working with patients, families and other healthcare professionals during the death and dying process
Agenda
30 minutes - An Overview of Death & Dying and types of Grief
30minutes - The Most Common Dilemmas Regarding Death & Dying
30 minutes: The role of self determination and it’s challenges
30 minutes: Best practices and strategies for effective communication
Bibliography & References available upon request
*Successful completion of this seminar will require attendance for the entire event, signing in & out as well as completion & submission of the evaluation form.
*Certificates distributed upon completion & receipt of evaluation
*Partial credit is not offered
If you are requesting ADA accommodations, please contact us via email at contact@jenerationshealth.com at least two weeks prior to the course date. Requests after that date may not be fulfilled.
For grievances, contact Jenerations Health Education at 443-416-7710 or contact@jenerationshealth.com
*Please email contact@jenerationshealth.com if you need to cancel your registration. No penalty for canceling for complimentary programs. Paid programs can apply credit to a future program.