Past Virtual Trainings.

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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 of Addiction Medicine) to support care planning.

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will gain an understanding of how addiction impacts the brain; consequences of addiction and behaviors residents dealing with addiction might exhibit.
2. Attendees will gain an understanding of DSM-5-TR criteria for addiction to support treatment referrals.
3. Attendees will gain an understanding of basic addiction screening tools.

Speaker: Dr. Malcolm Horn, LCSW, MAC, SAP

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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 and approaches to help residents experiencing challenges from bipolar disorder.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of bipolar disorder.
2. Participants will be able to recognize and understand signs and symptoms of mania and depression.
3. Participants will learn appropriate responses of engagement with residents.

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

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1. Describe person-centered care as it relates to nursing facilities and staff practice.
2. Identify how stigma and bias induces assumptions that impact rapport building and interactions.
3. Identify the benefits of an “individualized” approach to resident engagement.
4. Learn how person-centered care as a collaborative strategy can help residential nursing home staff and residents achieve care plan goals.

Speaker:

Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-TASAP

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Join the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) team as they showcase their new in-service toolkits and demonstrate how to use them effectively to enhance team training in nursing facilities. These toolkits address essential topics such as de-escalation, substance use disorder, and major depressive disorder. Designed to guide facility education leads, the toolkits provide comprehensive support for every step of the training process, from scheduling and promoting to hosting and facilitating behavioral health education sessions.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover how a multipronged training approach promotes engagement, increases competency, and reinforces different learning styles.
• Learn the purpose, and key features of the COE-NF Inservice Toolkits.
• Understand how to utilize these innovative toolkits to simplify the behavioral health training process.

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1. Define and discuss common mental health disorders in nursing facilities.
2. Discuss causes contributing to the onset or exacerbation of symptoms.
3. Provide awareness of suicide prevention and helpful strategies to assist residents.

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

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This training will help your team seamlessly transition residents on methadone from the hospital to the skilled nursing environment. This guide outlines a clear, step-by-step approach to effectively implement Methadone treatment for individuals with pain or opioid use disorders within nursing facilities. By following these carefully crafted steps, healthcare providers can ensure a safe and supportive environment that promotes recovery and enhances the well-being of residents.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to differentiate the indication (reason) for methadone, whether for pain or opioid use disorder.
2. Review the process for coordinating methadone logistics with the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP).
3. Explore the effective utilization of the COE-NF Methadone Checklist to develop policies and procedures that support the care of residents on methadone.

Speaker: Dr. Swati Gaur & Dr. Azen

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Discover the basic strategies for implementing and maintaining a successful behavioral management program in your long-term care setting. Topics include leadership, regulatory compliance, documentation, care planning, and resident level management strategies. Participants will have a better understanding of how to manage their behavioral residents and implement successful processes.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify common characteristics of resident behavior and their unique needs in the long-term care environment.
2. Recognize the inherent challenges that come with a behavioral health model.
3. Use appropriate and effective team strategies to manage resident behaviors in the long-term care setting.

Speaker: Barbara Bull, RN, BSN

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There are many people around the world who suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses. According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 65% to 90% of nursing home residents have a mental disorder ranging from common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression to serious mental illnesses (SMI) like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This session will introduce SMI, an understanding of SMI, and how using a 5-step model for care is effective in assisting staff in supporting residents when a serious mental Illness diagnosis.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define serious mental illness and list the four major categories of SMI.
2. Describe the differences between SMI and dementia and note misperceptions about SMI.
3. Describe the recovery model and list the five steps in the CARES approach for SMI care.

Speaker:

Debbie Richman, BS, CDS

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: Dr. Malcolm Horn, Ph.D., LCSW, MAC, SAP