Aging Programs

Explore topics most relevant to the field of aging and long term care and keep your professional skills current. We address aging and mental health, long term care management, cultural competence, nursing home administration, case management and more.

Our programs are of the highest quality —evidence-based and taught by leading researchers and faculty of the UW-Madison specializing in geriatric psychiatry. Professional development is available through workshops, certificate programs, distance education and onsite training and consultation services.

Aging programs include

Upcoming classes and workshops

Professionals in the field of aging and long-term care benefit from understanding the latest research, best practices and current treatment methods used to care for aging adults. Most workshops are approved for various licensure renewal credits.

Case Management Certificate Program

The Case Management Certificate Program is a continuing education training series for professionals in the field of aging and long-term care.

Mental Health and the Older Adult Certificate Program

This certificate program begins with the Summer Institute on Mental Health and the Older Adult. All of the programs listed on the aging classes page can apply towards the Mental Health and the Older Adult certificate

Nursing Home Administration

This audio correspondence course prepares you for the nursing home administration licensing exam. Available on CD. Online registration now available

Onsite training and consultation

Arrange for customized on-site instruction and agency consultation with aging and long-term care programs coordinator Suzanna Waters Castillo.

Summer Institute on Mental Health Disorders and the Older Adult

Every other year practitioners come to Madison to explore best practices and the latest research with specialists. The Institute also kicks off the professional certificate program on Mental Health and the older adult.

Related Resources

• The University of Wisconsin Institute on Aging

   

• The Wisconsin Geriatric Psychiatry Initiative

  (WGPI) is a group of concerned individuals working together to shape an infrastructure from existing resources to enhance mental health services for older adults in Wisconsin and beyond.

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