This course is designed to teach clinicians and paraprofessionals
Objectives
Issues regarding involuntary commitment including
Basic rights and assistance in protection of those rights
Using the least restrictive setting
Informed consent and capacity issues
Issues surrounding seclusion and restraint
Advanced directives
Objective
Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Episodes 220 Mental Health in Older Adults, 190 Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired and 222 Overview of Alzheimer's and Dementias