Geriatric Mental Health Education Series - Part 3

The Division of Geriatric Psychiatry presents the:

“Geriatric Mental Health Education Series”

Four-part series presented via Zoom Webinar

No cost to attend - FREE

 

Overall Learning Objectives

1. Define compassion as it relates to the therapeutic process;
2. Describe the empirical basis of compassion-based approaches in clinical care;
3. Identify ways that compassion-based practices can enhance clinical skills when working with clients in difficult situations.

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Friday, February 26, 2021

Part 3, Featuring:

Darcy Harris, Ph.D., R.N., R.S.W., M.Ed. (Couns), FT

"COMPASSION-BASED APPROACHES IN DIFFICULT TIMES"

9:50–10:00 am Electronic Registration  10:00–10:10 am Welcome: Dr. Lisa VanBussel  10:10-10:20 am Spotlight Presentation #1 – Ontario Caregiver Organization – Katie Muirhead, BA, Regional Lead 1. Services provided by community agencies to support mental health needs of aging clients;  2. Innovative ways in which community agencies have adapted their senior services during COVID-19 to meet the needs of their clients;  3. Ways that health care workers and senior clients can connect with community agencies. 10:20-10:30 am Spotlight Presentation #2 – Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Elgin – Middlesex – Jennifer Nixon, M.A., Public Educator  10:30–10:40 am Introduction by: Dr. Lisa VanBussel 10:40 am-12:00 pm Keynote Presentation by:  Darcy Harris, R.N., R.S.W., M.Ed. (Couns), Ph.D., FT COMPASSION-BASED APPROACHES IN DIFFICULT TIMES 1.    Define compassion as it relates to the therapeutic process; 2.    Describe the empirical basis of compassion-based approaches in clinical care; 3.    Identify ways that compassion-based practices can enhance clinical skills when working with clients in difficult situations.

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 Part 4 coming soon

The GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
(1.5 CREDITS)

EACH PARTICIPANT SHOULD CLAIM ONLY THOSE HOURS OF CREDIT THAT HE/SHE ACTUALLY SPENT PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

This program has no commercial support.

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