ILCA Workshop - Older Adults with Addictions & Mental Health Disorders
AN ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR HEALTHCARE &
OTHER PROFESSIONALS
When:
Mon Nov 5th to Sun Dec 2nd, 2012 (4 weeks) ONLINE
weekly at your discretion
Cost: $240 (Students $120)
Course
Objectives:
Outline:
Week 1: Addictions Overview
Week 2: Assessment - How to ask the
questions no one wants to ask
Week 3: Theory and Practice
Week 4: Harm Reduction and Treatment
Approaches with Special Subgroups
Instructor:
Marilyn White- Campbell, B.A., Dip. Grt
Marilyn is the program manager and Geriatric Addictions Specialist for the Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Crisis Team for Toronto's 93 Long Term Care Homes. A clinician and educator for over twenty-five years, she works with concurrent disordered older adults in Toronto's long term care homes and the COPA program. Co-author of Addictions Treatment for Older Adults, she has presented nationally and internationally on the treatment of older adults with substance misuse, and is the recipient of the Ontario Psychogeriatric Award of Excellence in 2011 as well as the founder of the COPA College Program, a group based model of care, making her a Canadian pioneer in the field of addictions treatment for older adults. inice and Quality Assurance at the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario. Her doctoral and post-doctoral research concerned overcoming communication barriers for the fair evaluation of an individual's capacity to consent to long-term care placement and to participate in research. Alexandra is a Speech Language Pathologist.
This
workshop will be offered online and will only be offered if there is
sufficient enrolment.
You must register by 9am Mon Oct 22nd in order to confirm sufficient enrolment. To Register: Contact susan.murphy@utoronto.ca and cc nina.carlton@utoronto.ca for your registration form. |
National
Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
Initiative nationale pour le soin des personnes âgées (INSPA) 263 McCaul Street, Room 328 Toronto, Ontario M5T 1W7 Canada Phone: 416-978-0545 Fax: 416-978-4771 |
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Older Adults with Addictions and Mental Health Disorders
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