Course Code: REL-BHC-0-IAADA
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Indicate three possible signs that an older or dependent adult may be experiencing abuse.
Recall the appropriate steps you should take as a mandated reporter when abuse toward an older or dependent adult is identified.
Identify ways that you can support older and dependent adults and their families through specific interventions when abuse has been identified.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Dependent Adult and Elder Abuse
Defining Dependent Adults and Older Adults
Scope of the Problem
Indicators of Dependent Adult and Elder Abuse
Review
Summary
Section 3: Screening and Reporting Abuse
Screening
Why Dependent Adults Often Do Not Report Abuse Themselves
Healthcare-Related Barriers to Identifying Abuse
Reporting Adult Dependent Abuse and Elder Abuse
Mandated Reporting of Abuse
Responsibilities as a Mandated Reporter
What Will Happen After Reporting Abuse?
Review
Summary
Section 4: Support and Intervention for Individuals and Families
How to Be Supportive
Finding a Solution
Intervention Basics
Intervention Options
Prevention
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D
Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Behavioral Health Counselors; Care and Case Managers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nursing Personnel; Psychologists; Substance Use and Behavioral Disorder Counselors; in the following settings: Behavioral Health: Community Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.