(includes 3 hours of Ethics/Law)
(meets California BBS requirements for renewal and pre-licensure on Aging)
Course Description:
Recommends best practices for identifying, screening, assessing, and treating people age 60 and older. This TIP is aimed at substance abuse treatment providers, primary care clinicians, social workers, senior center staff, and anyone else who has regular contact with older adults. The course manual discusses not only substance abuse but also disorders such as dementia, alzheimers and delirium. Practical accommodations to treatment for older adults and a discussion of how to assess outcomes and treat within a managed care context round out the document
Course Objectives:
1. Identify the various special populations within the senior community
2. List the various treatment modalities recommended by the consensus panel for older adults
3. Describe the barriers to treatment in the senior population
4. Define the various co-morbid disorders most commonly present in this population
