Legal & Clinical Issues With Elders (2 hours)

  Legal & Clinical Issues With Elders (2 hours)

This new 2-hour course is in Video CD (CD-ROM) format, and requires a computer to view it. The course is designed to provide practitioners with an overview of some legal and ethical issues that are frequently encountered in work with older adults. Psychologist-attorney, Adam D. Alban, PhD, JD, first guides viewers through a segment on elder abuse. Subtopics within this segment include physical abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and financial abuse. Dr. Alban also reviews reporting mechanisms for mandatory reporters. He next provides an overview of substituted judgment, legal mechanisms whereby adults with diminishing cognitive capacities receive assistance from others. Subtopics in this segment include frequently mentioned, but often misunderstood instruments such as conservatorships, guardianships, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives. Please click here for detailed course and CE credit information.

After purchasing the course, you will instantly be taken to your Online Classroom page containing links to play the online program, and download all lecture slides and course materials. You may begin the course at any time. When you've finished viewing the entire course, you will complete an online program evaluation and post-test, and print your Certificate of Completion to receive CE credits. For detailed purchase instructions, please click here.