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Foundational Competencies in Older Adult Mental Health Online Certificate Program Non-CE
THE CERTIFICATE COURSE ON THIS PAGE DOES NOT OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT. If you would like to receive CE credit for this certificate program, please click here.
The E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging, CATCH-ON, the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program based at Rush, and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging invite you to complete this Foundational Competencies in Older Adult Mental Health Online Certificate Program as a first step in developing competency in older adult mental health. After completing this online curriculum, you will earn a certificate of completion approved by the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs. Modules may be completed individually. To earn the certificate, all 16 modules must be completed within 180 days from starting the first module. Please email aging@rush.edu for a certificate of completion.
Learning Objectives
Courses are listed in a recommended order of completion, although they can be completed in any order desired.
- Attitudes about older adults and aging
- Adult development – Part 1
- Adult development – Part 2
- Depression
- Suicide
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Substance use
- Psychopharmacology
- Cognition – Part 1
- Cognition – Part 2
- Common life issues
- End of life and grief
- Practice Issues
- Ethical Considerations in Older Adult Care
- Serious Mental Illness and Older Adults
Funding for this initiative was made possible by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP28715 and by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under grant number 6H79FG000600-01M001. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.