Mental Health Services for Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment and Co-occurring Mental Illness
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Duration:
2 hours, 42 minutes
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Not currently offered
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Overview
This training will briefly outline different types of cognitive impairment often found among older adults. Since mental health services for persons with dementia or cognitive impairment cannot be billed for, the presenter will describe Medi-Cal regulations regarding billing for mental health services for persons with cognitive impairment who also have a co-occurring mental illness. Mental health interventions for these persons will also be discussed. Anytime session recorded on June 5 & 12, 2024.
Keywords:
mental health, recovery-oriented care
Learning objectives
- Identify 3 types of cognitive impairments which may occur with aging
- Describe 2 of the criteria required to be able to bill Medi-Cal insurance when providing mental health services to individuals who have a mental illness co-occurring with a cognitive impairment
- List 3 different types of psychotherapy that can be effective with older adults who have a mental illness co-occurring with a cognitive impairment
- Explain 2 types of behaviors and/or feelings experienced by older adults with cognitive impairment through discussions, videos, and in-class exercises
Added on 12/2/2021
