Better mental wellbeing for Nursing Home residents
starts here.

ACCME CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

Nursing facility residents are impacted by historical and intergenerational trauma that goes deep and wide for many racially minoritized groups in the United States. Whether the trauma is recognized openly or tucked deeply into the subconscious, it is often characterized by emotional, physical, and psychological wounds that bleed through generations and across one’s lifespan. In this session, nursing facility staff will gain an awareness to consider the “generations-later” mental health effects of African American slavery, the Jewish Holocaust, the Native American Indian experience, and Latinx immigration trauma that residents may have experienced.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the concepts of historical, race-based, and intergenerational trauma.
2. Consider the intergenerational and historical trauma experiences of Black, Latinx, and Native Americans.
3. Discuss how the biology of trauma can negatively impact trust in caregivers.

Speaker:

LaVerne Collins, PhD, NCC, LPC (GA), LCMHC (NC)

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

In this informative session, losses such as deaths, ending of careers, new locations, health, and other losses will be examined and solutions to grief will be presented. There is an emphasis on not being alone and connecting with grief support groups, filling a memory box, creating a grief journal, and discovering alternatives such as participating in new hobbies, adopting a pet, volunteering or dating, in cases of spousal deaths. Reactions of grief, dealing with holidays and reviewing one’s spirituality will be explored. Positive actions in bereavement, self-care and assisting the bereaved will also be discussed. Resources will be available.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discern the difference between grief in older adults and how it may differ from younger people.
2. Describe effective support and communication with older adults in grief and bereavement.
3. Describe ways to direct individuals to continue with a quality life starting over in a different realm.

Speaker: Bryan G. Stephens, MA, MBA, CPCS, LPC

ACCME AND NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides skills to contact and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge or experiencing a crisis.

This session provides a MHFA certification for three years.

The training covers:

• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care

The training is divided into three (3) parts:

Part 1 starts AFTER initial registration has been APPROVED by the instructor. Approved registrants will be emailed instructions on how to create an on-line profile using MHFA Connect and completing a pre-survey/quiz followed by a 2-hour self-paced online course. Registrants MUST complete Part 1 no less than 48 hours (two business days) prior to the scheduled Part 2 session.

Part 2 is a 5.5-hour live instructor led virtual training. Participants are required to be on camera the entire time.

Part 3 participants will return to MHFA Connect to complete the post test and evaluation, required to receive a certificate of participation.

7.75 NAB credits and 5.5 ACCME credits will be offered after completing this live training.

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Holly Pounders