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Better Late than Never: Culturally-Responsive Counseling Strategies for Addressing Substance Use in Clients 65 and Older

Course
Virtual
1 CE Hour
Clinical

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Dates and Times

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    Live Webinar

Location

  • Live Webinar
    Access virtually on TPN.health
Description

Despite our profession’s commitment to culturally responsive care across the lifespan, recognizing risky or disordered substance use in adults 65 and older can be difficult (Jaqua et al., 2022). Without considering the risks of substance use, counselors may misinterpret depressed mood, frequent falls, and cognitive changes in this population as age-related, and therefore, expected. The risks related to substance use increase with age and are exacerbated by the prevalence of co-occurring diagnoses and the use of prescription medication. Therefore, increased awareness of the indicators, screening tools, and intervention strategies to serve older adults is needed. In this webinar, after examining personal and societal beliefs about substance use in older adults, participants will discover ways to talk about substance use with their older clients using culturally responsive strategies. Intervention options along with primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention will be presented.

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

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to be able to recognize the signs of risk and disordered substance use in adults 65 and older and build confidence in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Summarize the prevalence of risky and disordered substance use and addiction in adults 65 and older.

  • Describe personal and societal beliefs about older adults and substance use.

  • Identify culturally responsive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment strategies to utilize with adults 65 and older experiencing risk or disordered substance use.

  • Explain how to introduce the topic of substance use with clients in later life.

References

  • Blanco, C., & Lennon, I. (2020). Substance use disorders in older adults: Overview and future directions. Generations Journal, 44(4), 1-7.

  • Falise, A. M., Sharma, V., Hoeflich, C. C., Lopez-Quintero, C., & Striley, C. W. (2023). Screening the “invisible population” of older adult patients for prescription pain reliever non-medical use and use disordesr. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(1), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2148483

  • Jaqua, E. E., Nguyen, V., Scherlie, N., Dreschler, J., & Labib, W. (2022). Substance use disorder in older adults: Mini reviw. Addicion Health, 14(1), 62-67.

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). Treating substance use disorder in older adults. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series No. 26. Rockville, MD. https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/tip-26-pep20-02-01-011.pdf

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.

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.

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.

Marriage & Family Therapist

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.

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.

Psychologist

Pending review.

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.

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.

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.

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

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, PhD, 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.

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