March 2025
Event Details
OUR AGING POPULATION: UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH
OVERVIEW
The webinar is designed to better understand and address the mental health challenges faced by their residents. It will focus on identifying early signs of mental health issues such as depression and anxiety and provide practical strategies for effectively supporting residents. The session will cover communication techniques, creating a compassionate environment, and when to involve healthcare professionals. By the end of the webinar, participants will be equipped with the tools to recognize mental health concerns, respond with sensitivity, and promote a healthier, more supportive living environment for their residents.
Objectives:
- Recognize common mental health conditions in older adults (e.g., depression, anxiety, dementia, late-onset psychosis) and understand how they present differently than in younger populations
- Increase awareness of ageism by identifying its impact on mental health, healthcare access, and self-perception, among older adults.
- Learn evidence-based interventions and resources available for supporting geriatric mental health, including therapeutic approaches, lifestyle modification, and community services
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FACALTY
Dr. Kailyn Bobb is a PSYPACT licensed clinical psychologist (home state: IL) who specializes in providing psychological assessments as well as individual therapy to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing crises, trauma, family and peer conflict, oppositional or risk taking behaviors, depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, personality disorders, and chronic medical conditions. She is also a nationally registered health service psychologist with the National Register of Health Service Psychology and an adjunct professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
DATE
March 13, 2025
TIME
12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
LOCATION
Online
Webinar Zoom Link: Link will be sent to individuals at a later date.
FEE
Members: Free
Non Members: $79
Note: Provider and Business Members, please click on add to cart and then checkout. The price will automatically drop to $0.
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