ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE. In this informative training, nursing facility staff will explore the principles of trauma-informed care and learn techniques for creating a safe environment where both residents and staff can thrive. Learning Objectives: Define...
Implementing a Behavioral Health Ambassador Program
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE. Mental health and substance use disorders are becoming increasingly common in nursing facility populations, highlighting the urgent need for staff who are equipped to recognize and respond to these challenges. One effective...
Mental Health 101, Suicide Prevention & De-escalation Strategies
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE. This session is an introductory training to help identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health disorders. Join us as we address some of the common causes contributing to the onset or exacerbation of mental health...
Building A Better Suicide Risk Assessment: The Nuts and Bolts of the Columbia Protocol C-SSRS
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE Utilize the Columbia protocol also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to learn how to utilize the six simple questions to identify whether a resident is at risk for suicide. The responses will help...
An Easy Pill to Swallow: Nonpharmacological Interventions for Long-Term Care Residents
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE While psychotropic medications can be valuable for mental wellness, there are many effective nonpharmacological interventions available. This presentation will introduce various non-drug approaches for residents in nursing...
Effective Strategies for Managing Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities: Navigating New CMS Requirements of Participation
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE This training will focus on the recent updates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance to surveyors concerning informed consent and the management of psychotropic medications in nursing facilities....
An Introduction to Trauma-informed Care
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE In this 45-minute training, nursing facility staff will explore the principles of trauma-informed care and learn techniques for creating a safe environment where both residents and staff can thrive. Learning Objectives: Define...
Changing Behaviors from a Rolling Boil to a Simmer: De-escalation Strategies to Defuse Difficult Situations
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE This training will outline factors that contribute to escalating behaviors and strategies to safely defuse situations. In addition, we will discuss how staff’s behaviors and communication style can affect desired outcomes....
Addiction 101—What It Is and What It Isn’t
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE This session will provide an introduction to addiction, its effects on brain functioning, and how it fits into the chronic disease model. We will review DSM-5-TR criteria and the placement dimensions from ASAM (American Society...
An Overview of Bipolar Disorders for Nursing Facility Staff
ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE This half-hour training will introduce staff to a basic understanding of bipolar disorder, its onset, symptoms, and treatments. Participants will leave with an understanding of this mood disorder and able to identify its symptoms...
