Elderwerks Continuing Education Opportunities

Cultural Competency, Ethics, & Legal Topics

Professional

Consumer

Romancing for Riches Aggressive young predators look for look for seniors who are alone and have monetary resources. They befriend them, isolate them from their families and they try to take their bank accounts, cars, and property. In this program you will examine the signs of financial exploitation and learn what to do if this happens. CC11 1.0 Ethics/ Nurse, SW, NHA Ethics and Capacity in Dementia Learn the important legal documents as you navigate thru financial, medical, and ethical decisions in dementia. Learn the importance of building a good healthcare team, and how capacity is assessed. Also included are the definitions of autonomy, beneficence, maleficence, and justice and how these terms help define ethical care for a person living with dementia. Also included are issues related to abuse and neglect. It can be difficult to decide on decisional capacity. Hear from a Neurologist about how one comes to conclusion that person is no longer of making their own decisions. CC13 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Difficult Cases Come in All kinds of Packages Client and family interaction can be frustrating when cooperation with a plan of care is minimal, and progression is slow. Frustration and negative views of your client are normal reactions but can damage the client/HCP relationship. Three case studies will be presented to facilitate discussion, focusing on how mental health and aging worlds collide and ways to approach these cases. Learn ways to approach these cases with an emphasis on collaboration, strengths, perspective and self-care for the practitioner. CC 14 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA CC12 1.0 Ethics/ Nurse, SW, NHA Understanding Decisional Capacity

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