Psychotherapeutic Techniques With Older Adults Part 2: Mental Health Services With Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Overview
This training will outline different types of cognitive impairment often found among older adults. Given a common understanding that mental health services for persons with “dementia” or cognitive impairment cannot be billed for, the presenter will describe Medi-Cal regulations regarding insurance billing for mental health services for persons with cognitive impairment who also have a co-occurring mental illness. This presentation will describe common emotional and other internal experiences of persons with cognitive impairment. There will be a discussion of psychotherapeutic and other mental health interventions that have demonstrated effectiveness in helping older adults, including adjustments that can be made to interventions during a global pandemic.
To register for Part 1 (Enhancing Meaning With Older Adults), please visit https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=401062&k=42266810
To register for Part 3 (Psychotherapeutic Services for Older Adults With Psychotic Disorders), please visit https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=401061&k=46120222
Please note that CEs are only available by attending the live virtual training, not the anytime session.
Learning objectives
- Identify at least three types of cognitive impairments which may occur with aging
- Identify at least two 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
- Describe at least three different types of psychotherapy that can be effective with individuals who have a mental illness co-occurring with a cognitive impairment
