Addressing Resident Anxiety & Depression During COVID

Addressing Resident Anxiety & Depression During COVID
COVID has brought on more new challenges than anticipated.  One of them being the amount of time that has passed since visitors, volunteers and social interaction has been limited.  This is the resident’s home but it during a time of crisis and pandemic it has forced us to focus on the health and safety of our residents.  Now how do we get back to person focused care during a pandemic?  This session will address systems to put in place to ensure our residents mental health aspects are cared for using activity programming and other innovative solutions to address Anxiety and Depression in our residents.  And how do we do all this and still keep our sanity?  We will also look at self-care during this time of COVID and associated trauma.

  

Webinar title: Addressing Resident Anxiety & Depression During COVID-19 Without Neglecting Your Self-Care

Thursday, December 10th Webinar begins at  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (est)

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Objectives

  1. Participants will be able to identify 2 ways to track anxiety and depression in their residents.
  2. Participants will develop an understanding of how to engage in socialization while abiding by the current COVID restrictions.
  3. Participants will be able to identify 3 ways to address their own self-care during this difficult time.
 

Target Audience:Activity Directors, Social Services, Administrators, and All Department heads

Instructional Level: Intermediate Contact Hours: 1.0

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Presenter:

Dusty Linn, LCSW, CDP, AC-BC, CVW, PAC Trainer

Social/Activity/Dementia Consultant & Educator
Dusty Linn Consulting, Inc.

Dusty Linn is an LCSW with a Masters in Social Work and works as a Social, Activity, Dementia Consultant & Educator for Dusty Linn Consulting, Inc. She has worked in Long Term Care for almost 20 years. She teaches an Activity Director Course and Social Service Director course in the state of Arkansas. She presents regularly to Health Care Associations across the nation on the topics of Dementia care, Activity programming and Social Service Concerns. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, an Instructor for the Positive Approach to Brain Change, Certified Validation Worker, and is an Activity Consultant – Board Certified.


Registration fee:

Members: $55 per person

Nonmember: $110 per person

Continuing Education

The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities is an approved provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, #5-0002.  To receive the 1.15 contact hours, you must complete the entire program. Certificates may be printed once the program evaluation is submitted. Disclaimer Statement: The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 502-425-3431. Cancellations by phone will not be accepted. Cancellations received no later than December 2nd will receive a full refund. Cancellations received between December 2  to December 9  will receive a refund of 1/2. Registrants who do not attend or who do not complete the full seminar will not receive a refund unless prior written notice is given to the KAHCF office. 

When
12/10/2020 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Where
Webinar
Online registration not available.