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The Contagion of Fear: Understanding the Origins and Implications of Ageism

Course
Virtual
1 CE Hour
Clinical

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Description

Ageism, or the stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination toward others or oneself based on age (WHO, 2021), is a pervasive form of oppression. Ageism leads to poor health outcomes, both physically and mentally. Professional counselors and counselor educators are positioned well to combat this form of oppression through knowledge and advocacy. In this workshop, participants will learn about the origins of ageism from two theoretical frameworks: Stereotype Embodiment Theory and Terror Management Theory and use these frameworks to address ways to combat ageism.

Target Audience
  • • Counselor
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Psychologist
  • • Social Worker
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is to call counselors into awareness about the threat ageism poses to mental and physical wellness across the lifespan and to equip them to recognize and combat ageism.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define ageism across individual, interpersonal, and systemic contexts.

  • Explain the origins of ageism from the framework of Stereotype Embodiment Theory and Terror Management Theory.

  • Identify at least three strategies for combating ageism interpersonally, with clients, and among larger systems.

References

  • Gans, H. M., Horhota, M., & Chasteen, A. L. (2023). Ageism against Older Adults: How do Intersecting Identities Influence Perceptions of Ageist Behaviors? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(6), 1191-1199. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231161937

  • Donizzetti A. R. (2019). Ageism in an Aging Society: The Role of Knowledge, Anxiety about Aging, and Stereotypes in Young People and Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(8), 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081329

  • Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(6), 332–336. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01662.x

  • Martens, A., Goldenberg, J. L., & Greenberg, J. (2005). A terror management perspective on ageism. Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), 223–239. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00403.x

  • Nelson, T. D. (2005). Ageism: Prejudice against our feared future self. Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), 207–221. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00402.x

Clinical
Counselor

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Marriage & Family Therapist

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

Psychologist

Pending approval.

Social Worker

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 Clinical continuing education credits. ASWB ACE Credit is not available in NY and NJ.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Counseling Services, Legal, Ethical, and Professional Development

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA). There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
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Sara W. Bailey, Ph.D., LCMHCA, NCC

Sara W. Bailey, Ph.D. (she/her/hers), is a counselor educator, researcher, collaborator, and counselor with a clinical and research emphasis on issues of adoption, addiction, aging, and andragogy. She believes in and practices defying stereotypes and engaging in radical reflection in community with others. She is the Counselor Education Program Director at the University of Lynchburg and a counselor at Full Life Counseling and Recovery, PLLC. As an educator, Dr. Bailey seeks to demystify content knowledge and present novel material with humor, humility, and ample opportunity for engagement. As a supervisor and mentor, Dr. Bailey recognizes the power of authentic connection and relishes the opportunity to use her passion and life experience to link others with their “why” and support them in their dreams.

Mary Chase Mize, Ph.D., LPC, ACS, NCC, CT

Dr. Mary Chase Mize (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), and is Certified in Thanatology – Death, Dying, and Bereavement (CT). Her research is focused on community-based suicide intervention and prevention efforts with older adults, equipping faith-based communities respond to suicide, and preparing counselors to work with older adult clients. In addition to her work in academia, Dr. Mize manages Seek and Find Counseling and Consulting, a small private practice where she provides counseling services to older adults and individuals experiencing grief, bereavement, death anxiety, major life transitions, and suicide ideation and loss. Dr. Mize also serves as a professional consultant and co-author to The Keep/Watch Project, an effort from the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta to equip religious and spiritual communities with suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention response skills.

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