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The Nursing Home Resident: A Holistic Approach
Ligia M. Houben, MA, CT, CG-C; Leo Christie, PhD, LMFT
CE Credit: 1 Hour
Target Audience: Psychology CE | Counseling CE | Social Work CE | Occupational Therapy CEUs | Marriage & Family Therapy CE
Learning Level: Introductory
Course Abstract
The Nursing Home Resident: A Holistic Approach is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that thoughtfully examines the many considerations in providing care for older adults.
As our population ages we need to create the appropriate environment in our long-term care facilities addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of each resident. Mental health professionals frequently provide treatment for nursing home residents and information for their families.
This course will increase awareness about the needs of this population and the continuum of services that are offered in long-term care facilities. Sections include discussions about normal aging, steps in finding a facility that best meets each individual’s needs, the place of grief and loss in the lives of older adults and their families, and dealing with death and dying. It will expand healthcare professionals’ knowledge about issues that are rarely addressed but that are essential if one expects to provide the best of care and quality of life to older adults.
Course #11-32 | 2019 | 24 pages | 10 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation. Click here to learn more.
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Ligia M. Houben, MA, CT, CG-C, has a background of counseling in areas such as grief, loss, healing, and addiction. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies and is certified in gerontology, as a grief, loss and healing counselor, and as an addiction specialist. She is a training provider for assisted living facilities, specializing in Alzheimer’s disease. She has affiliations with Barry University’s Older Adults Opportunity Center, the University of Miami’s Lifelong Learning Center, Florida International University’s Center on Aging, Vitas Hospice, and various other centers in South Florida where she has worked and presented.
Disclosure:
Financial: No relevant financial relationships exist.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.
Leo Christie, PhD, LMFT, is a Florida-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University. Past President of the Florida Council on Family Relations, Dr. Christie is a past CEO of Professional Development Resources, a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to deliver continuing education credit courses to healthcare professionals throughout the United States. He has more than 20 years' experience in private practice with a specialty in child behavior disorders and as an instructor for over 500 live continuing education seminars for healthcare professionals.
Disclosure:
Financial: Receives a salary from Professional Development Resources, Inc.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.
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