INFO: SAMHSA/AoA/APA Webinar: Caregivers as Partners and Clients of Behavioral Health Services

I am very happy to announce that APA is partnering with SAMHSA and AoA to offer the following webinar. I would like to thank Drs. Coon, Jacobs and Qualls for planning and presenting.  APA partnered with AoA in a highly successful webinar in 2011, and we are glad to have the opportunity again.  Please distribute the below announcement broadly to your aging and health service provider colleagues.

 

Thanks!

 

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caregivers as Partners and Clients of Behavioral Health Services Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:30-4:00 PM EDT Speakers: Greg Link Aging Services Program Specialist Administration for Community Living Washington, DC Sara Honn Qualls, PhD Kraemer Family Professor of Aging Studies Director, Gerontology Center University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO Barry Jacobs, PsyD Director of Behavioral Sciences Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program Springfield, PA David Coon, PhD Associate Vice Provost and Professor College of Nursing & Health Innovation Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ In the U.S. today approximately 48 million people serve as caregivers to someone age 60 and over with chronic health and/or behavioral health conditions. Caregivers play a critical role in caring for older adults with mental health and substance use disorders. This webinar will discuss the role of caregivers in caring for older adults with behavioral health problems such as depression, anxiety and alcohol and prescription drug misuse/abuse. This webinar will also explore the mental health impact that the caregiving role has on lives of caregiver themselves, such as stress, anxiety and depression as well as increased risk for various chronic conditions. Evidence-based programs and available resources, such as the American Psychological Association's Caregiver Briefcase, that address the behavioral health needs of caregivers will be discussed during this webinar. This webinar was developed in partnership with the American Psychological Association. To register, go here.   Once the host approves your registration request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. You will receive audio call in information when you log-on to the webinar.   This webinar series provides A special opportunity to learn about critical behavioral health conditions and problems affecting older adults and their caregivers, including alcohol and prescription medication misuse and abuse, suicide, depression, and anxiety as well as evidence-based prevention and treatment programs to address these problems. For archived webinars from this series, visit the Administration on Aging (AoA) web site. Who Should Attend The Aging Services Network, behavioral health service providers, the five SAMHSA/CHMS-funded Enhance Older Adult Behavioral Health Services grantees, and other programs implementing behavioral health programming for older adults—including staff, consultants, grantee organization leaders, and local partner organizations. Purpose To enhance the attendees' understanding of substance abuse and mental health issues affecting older adults and their caregivers. To gain knowledge about evidence based programs (EBP) targeting older adults and caregivers at risk for substance abuse and mental health problems and EBP implementation strategies. Contact: For more information, contact Donna Siu at JBS International, Inc. at dsiu@jbsinternational.com or 240-645-4898.

 

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