Conference Presentation
Hoarding disorder (HD) is a challenging mental health and public health problem. 110 practitioners completed CADER's course, Hoarding Disorder in Older Adults, and showed significant improvements (p<.001) in all learning competencies. The largest change was in the area of being able to identify intervention options and current treatment approaches with hoarding. This poster was presented at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference.
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Conference Presentation
Faith leaders can play a leading role in recognizing and supporting the mental health of their older congregants. To increase faith leaders’ knowledge and skills pertaining to mental health and aging, CADER developed an online course, Mental Health and Aging for Faith Leaders, and piloted the course with 44 faith leaders. Faith leaders showed significant improvements (p< 0.05) in all learning competencies. This poster was presented at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference.
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Evaluation Report
Through a partnership between CADER and the E4 Center for Excellence, a group of faith leaders in Chicago completed CADER's Mental Health and Aging for Faith Leaders course. Faith leaders gained skills in key competency areas pertaining to mental health and aging. They provided positive feedback on the course and many described plans to add more mental health programming at their congregations.
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Evaluation Report
This evaluation report presents findings from a training initiative completed in partnership with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA). For the training initiative, 136 leaners completed the Behavioral Health in Aging certificate program and 190 learners completed the Person-Centered Case Management certificate program. Learners gained key skills that they will apply in their job roles. The training helped learners feel more confident in their ability to provide better informed and culturally competent care.
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Evaluation Report
Tri-Valley, an Aging Services Access Point in Central Massachusetts, developed the Case Management Accelerated Training (CMAT) program, an 11-week professional development program that equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to become case managers. Sixteen (16) participants completed the second session of the CMAT program, which included CADER's Person-Centered Case Management (PCCM) Certificate. Participants gained key case management skills, knowledge of supports and resources for clients, and will use what they learned to provide culturally responsive care.
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Conference Presentation
Lessons learned from CADER & NCOA partnership in workforce training efforts to enhance the behavioral health training and competencies of staff professionals at senior centers nationwide.
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Publication
This CADER study, published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology, evaluated the effectiveness of training on the perceived self-efficacy of care managers working with older adults with BH needs.
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Publication
This paper describes an online certificate program in Behavioral Health and Aging offered by the Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University School of Social Work in collaboration with the National Council on Aging to increase senior center staff knowledge and skills.
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Conference Presentation
Faith leaders can play a leading role in identifying and responding to mental health concerns in older adults. CADER trained a group of faith leaders in aging and mental health, and explored how partnerships between senior centers and faith communities can provide continued support to older congregants. This project was presented at the National Council on Aging (NCOA) 2024 Age + Action Conference.
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Conference Presentation
Senior centers are a go-to location for many older adults in need of services and supports. Training senior center staff in behavioral health will help ensure that behavioral health concerns in older adults are identified and addressed. CADER and the NCOA partnered to train 228 senior center staff using CADER's Behavioral Health in Aging certificate and presented the findings at the American Society on Aging (ASA) 2024 conference.
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