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Summer Institute on Mental Disorders and the Older Adult: Geriatric Mental Health Care on the Frontlines

The only one of its kind in Midwest, this two-day professional continuing education program offers you an intensive look at depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and dementias in late life. If you are on the front lines you will not want to miss this.

Summer Institute on Mental Disorders and the Older Adult: Geriatric Mental Health Care on the Frontlines

In addition to being at greater risk for chronic physical ailments, one in every five older Americans also confronts mental health concerns.  While new research in geriatric mental disorders provides us the data and effective assessment and treatment methods, there is a shortage of health and human service professionals with the training to best care for aging adults with these mental health challenges.

By participating in this institute you’ll gain skills to better understand and treat the complexities of late life physical illness, multiple medications, life events and mental illness that this age cohort suffers from. You’ll hear evidence-based best practices and enhance clinical skills to better care for older adults with mental illness. 

Our program faculty of neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, geriatricians and other health professionals are leading experts who will engage you in a collaborative exploration of treatment methods for late life mental illness.

This essential training will give you the tools to better recognize, assess, and treat mental health concerns of older adults. You will:

• Hear from leading geriatric experts from UW-Madison on current research in cognitive decline
• Learn practice-relevant skills to better treat late life mental disorders
• Gain knowledge to apply directly to practice with older adults and their families

Who Should Attend:

Social workers, case managers, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists and other professionals who work with aging adults.

Conference Agenda

July 26, 2012 : Dementia on the Front Lines

8:30 am Welcome and Focus of 2012 Institute:  Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD
8:45 am Keynote:  One Picture Equals 1000 Words – Sterling Johnson, PhD
10:00 am Break
10:15 am The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute-UW Madison:  Asenath LaRue, PhD
11:15 am Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia – Joseph Goveas, PhD
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm It Takes a Village – Kim Petersen, MD
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Acute Care for Persons with Dementia – Kenneth Robbins, MD
3:30 pm Complex Case Analysis with The Wisconsin Star– Timothy  Howell, MD  
4:30 pm Close

July 27, 2012: Geriatric Mental Illness on the Frontline

8:30 am Welcome and Overview of the Day:  Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD
8:45 am Keynote with Dr Zorba Paster
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Late Life Depression w/Co-Morbid Anxiety  -  Art Walaszek, MD
11:15 am Psychotropic  Medication Management with Older Adults – Robert Breslow, RPh
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm The Role of Occupational Therapy in Late Life Depression – Mary Meschler, OT
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Solution Focused Brief Therapy for Late Life Depression – Marilyn Bonjean, EdD
3:30 pm Case Study w the Wisconsin Star – Timothy Howell, MD
4:30 pm Close

Key Note Speakers

Sterling C.  Johnson, PhD, is associate professor in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Dept. of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. He is a neuropsychologist with research interests in brain function in clinical disorders, including the neurobiological and psychological processes that affect memory; brain changes in normal aging; early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease; and the effect of intervention on the brain in aging and Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Zorba Paster of Oregon, Wis. has hosted a popular weekly program “Zorba Paster on Your Health” on national public television for more than 10 years;.previously, he was a frequent guest on Wisconsin public radio.  Paster is a practicing family physician and a professor of family medicine at UW School of Medicine and Public Health.  His book, The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life, was recently released as a paperback.

Conference Faculty:

Marilyn Bonjean, EdD, ICF Consultants, Milwaukee, WI
Robert Breslow, RPh, geriatric pharmacist, UW-Madison Dept. of Pharmacy
Joseph Goveas, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, Medical College of Wisconsin
Timothy Howell, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, UW-Madison Dept. of Psychiatry and VA Clinic
Asenath La Rue, PhD, senior scientist, UW-Madison and Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
Mary Meschler, OT, occupational therapist, Aurora Health Care, Two Rivers, WI
Kim Petersen, MD, geriatrician, ElderAdvocates, Spring Green, WI
Kenneth Robbins, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, UW-Madison Dept. of Psychiatry and Stoughton Hospital
Art Walaszek, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, UW-Madison Dept. of Psychiatry
Suzanna Waters Castillo, PhD, MSSW, Community Health, UW-Madison Continuing Studies

General information

Location: The Pyle Center (map), 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI

Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Registration starts at  8 am.

Fees: $295 (include lunch, break refreshments, materials, CEUS and a nonrefundable $20 administrative fee.)

Attire: Business casual is suggested. Room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary; we suggest you bring a sweater or jacket.

Lodging: A block of rooms is being held at the Lowell Center at 610 Langdon St., which is one block from the Pyle Center. To make reservations visit http://conferencing.uwex.edu/lodging.cfm or call 608-256-2621.

Approved credits: 1.3 CEU = 13 hours of professional continuing education credits from UW-Madison.

Registration: See registration options

For further program information contact: Suzanna Waters Castillo at scastillo@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-263-3174.

Related Programs

Achieve Additional Credentialing with the Mental Health and Older Adult Certificate Program. Do you know the CE credits you receive from participation in the Summer Institute can be applied toward advanced certification in late life mental health disorders?

Credits

Approved hours/continuing education:  1.3 CEU = 13 hours of professional continuing education.

Social Workers: UW-Madison Professional Development and Applied Studies (PDAS) is approved as a provider (#1042) for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), (800-225-6880) through the Approved Continuing Education (ACAE) program. PDAS maintains responsibility for the programs. Social Workers receive 13 continuing education clock hours for completing the two-day institute. WI, IA and MI Boards of Social Work recognize ACE programs

IL Registered Social Worker Continuing Education Sponsor #159.000243.

Counselors: Approved continuing education provider through the National Board for Certified Counselors (#5990).

WI Psychologists, and Marriage and Family Therapists: Qualifies as an accredited university continuing education course relevant to professional practice.

WI Substance Abuse Counselors: Qualified as a continuing education course, consisting of relevant subject matter taught by qualified presenters.

Other Professions: Completion of the two-day institute qualifies you for 13 continuing education hours. Contact your own board or organization for specific continuing education requirements.

Registration options

By phone: Call 608-262-7942 or 800-725-9692.

By mail: Print, complete and mail the Continuing Studies registration form.

Online: Secure online registration will be available for this program.