Preferred registration deadline: July 11th

3 CEs

By 2034, there will be more adults 65 and older than children under the age of 18. As a result of the population growing older, therapists will be seeing more aging adults in their therapy practice than ever before. With the most common mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, insomnia, PTSD, and severe mental illness) increasing the risk for dementia disorders, therapists will be navigating early signs of memory loss in their practice. Every mental health provider must have a basic understanding of dementia disorders, understand the connection between mental health conditions and dementia disorders, and have tools to provide support to older adults presenting to therapy with memory loss.

In this workshop, participants will learn the difference between mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease as well as unique considerations for BIPOC and LGTBQ+ older adults. The link between common mental health conditions and dementia disorders, the pros and cons of dementia evaluation, and the benefits of early diagnosis of dementia will be explored. Participants will also learn 5 steps they can take to help older adults with memory loss and receive a roadmap for referrals for dementia evaluation.

This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom.

This workshop meets the Illinois social work licensure requirement for Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementiae.

General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.

Class size is limited to 45.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audiences: Social workers, counselors, LMFTs, psychologists, and other mental health care providers and aging life care experts. 

Agenda:

• 8:30-10:30: Typical vs A-Typical changes in the brain with age
  • Difference between mild cognitive impairment and dementia
  • Review the most common forms of dementia
  • Tools for the clinical assessment of cognitive impairment that may present in community mental health clinics (including cognitive screeners, mood screeners, functional assessment, and caregiver/collateral assessment)
• 10:25-10:30: Break
• 10:30-11:00: Stages along the dementia caregiving journey
• 11:00-11:30: Roadmap for referrals for dementia evaluation and important community-based referrals and resources for older adults with cognitive impairment and adults with dementia.

Learner Outcomes

• Illustrate the difference between mild cognitive impairment and dementia and review the most common forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease
• Summarize the connection between substance use, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and dementia disorders
• List 8 benefits of early diagnosis of dementia
• Describe the roadmap for referrals for dementia evaluation and 5 steps therapists can take to help older adults with memory loss 

Course Completion Requirements:

• The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.
• The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.
• To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance.  However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.
• Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown.  You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
• For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.