Elderwerks Continuing Education Opportunities

External Professional

Elderwerks Education Team

Cultural Competency, Ethics, & Legal Topics

Diversity, Inclusion, and Bias Objectives include Diversity and how it affects us every day, understanding stereotypes and bias, preventing discrimination, being inclusive and breaking through barriers. CC59 1.0 Cultural/ Nurse, SW, NHA Understanding and Successfully Working with Difficult People Understanding difficult behaviors of people, especially those in healthcare, helps us work better with them. if we understand why families and patients are difficult at times, we can end the cycle of conflict and develop strategies for working with difficult people in healthcare. Included will be steps used in conflict resolution. CC60 1.0 Ethics/ Nurse, SW, NHA Financial / Estate Planning / Social Security / Medicare Don’t Let Dementia Steal Everything Analyze examples of legal issues that arise when a patient’s competency is an issue. Learn how decisions are made for patients with diminished capacity who have no plans in place, overview of guardianship, and necessary estate planning documents and advance directives. FE2 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Veterans Pension & Survivors Pension Attendees will learn about the Veterans & surviving spouse pension along with information on a few other benefits that will help support veterans as they age. (This presentation is provided through Veterans organizations or virtually by an

Elderwerks Education Team

External Professional

Elderwerks team member) FE27 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA

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