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Older Adult Issues for 988 and Crisis Call Centers NO-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.
These six modules were created by the E4 Center to augment training provided to 988 and other crisis call centers. These modules on Ageism, Cognition, Common Life Issues, Depression & Anxiety, Substance Use, and Suicide identify issues unique to older adults that all call center staff should know to best meet the needs of older adult callers and their caregivers. Each module is approximately 15 minutes in length. The E4 Center is grateful to the Pennsylvania Area Agencies on Aging (P4A) for their support for this work.
Learning Objectives
After completing this module, learners will be able to:
• Utilize practical strategies for communicating with older adults in crisis
• List unique risk factors for older adult suicide, substance use, anxiety and depression
• Identify common life issues that impact older adult functioning
• Recognize ways that ageism impacts everyone
Please click HERE to download the accompanying handouts.
Continuing Education Credit Information
In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
For Psychologists: Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for 1.50 CE credits in psychology.
For Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education buy the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 general continuing education credits.
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Run time for all six modules together: 1.5 hours
Credit Amount: 1.5
Credit Type: CE
Contributing Authors (Alphabetical Order)
• Lisa Brown, PhD, ABPP
• Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP
• Marcia Hunt, PhD
• Laurin Mack, PhD