Mental Health for a Lifetime Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, April 17, 2008
1A Pain Management for Patients with Dementia
1B Primary Care Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
1C Help for the Sandwich Generation
1D Behavioral Activation Techniques for Depressive Symptoms
2A Co-morbid Presentation of Psychiatric Problems with Medical Diagnosis
2B Am I Depressed or is this Normal? A Look at Depression in the Elderly Population
2C Medicare and Illinois Cares Rx Counseling for Beneficiaries with Mental Illness
2D Adjustment to Vision Loss: A First-Hand Look
3A The Brighten Project: An Interdisciplinary Virtual Team Approach to Treatment of Depression in the Elderly
3B Illinois’ Response to Those Who Self-Neglect: From Legislation to Program Implementation
3C Functional Assessment of Behavior
3D Working with Seniors Who Have Children with Disabilities
4A Mental Health Issues for Elderly Refugees
4B When It’s More than a Senior Moment: Making Decisions for Today and Tomorrow
4C The Art of Having Meaning in One’s Life
4D Working in Challenging Families
Friday, April 18, 2008
5A Personality Disorders in the Elderly: A Clinical Challenge
5B Motivating High Risk Older Adults: Enhancing the Capacity to Change
5C Consumers: What they Need and What they Want
5D Eating Disorders, Nutrition and Frailty in the Elderly
6A Crisis Intervention: Listening and Acting
6B Funding for Older Adult Mental Health Services through County Mental Health Boards
6C Here Are the Steps