Course Objectives

• Recall diagnostic criteria for depression and anxiety.
• Identify suicide myths, risk factors, and ways to prevent

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

• Define behavioral health
• State difference between mental health and mental illness
• List most common psychiatric diagnoses in LTC
• Identify non-pharmacological intervention for residents living with mental illness
• Identify ways to identify behaviors (reactions) and how to prevent or help residents cope
• Discuss root cause and how this helps residents living with mental illness
• Discuss diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

• Discover the value of honoring choice related to eating, bathing, sleeping and spending the day
• Describe the importance of sleep on residents' quality of life
• Analyze the impact of consistent staffing on resident choice
• Identify three modifications that may need to be made
• Explore the importance of developing an individualized plan of care with input from the direct care partner
• Empowerment: Creating leaders at every level
• Consistent assignment and scheduling that makes sense

Course Objectives

• Discuss that open and honest communication and a team environment can help keep conflict at bay.
• Recognizing we are humans and from time to time conflict will still arise.
• Describe causes and types of conflict.
• Explain skills for resolving conflict in a way that achieves optimal results, does not add fuel to the fire and deepens understanding and relationships. 

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Course Objectives