Feb 10, 2025

Change! Who, When, What, Why, Where!! Assisting Elders and their Families with Life's Passages

9:00 am - 12:15 pm
CEUs: $ 50.00
No CEUs: $ 25.00
3.0 CEUs available for:

  • LSW/LISW/SWA (CSWMFT #: RSX069601)

  • Nurses ​(via reciprocity with the CSWMFT board)

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Summary: 

The longer people live, the more likely they are to experience major changes in their living situation, family, friends, activities, and health. Through research, we know that these transitions can at times be very difficult and even life threatening. Even when these changes are desired or perceived as positive, they can provoke anxiety and complicate family relationships. This workshop looks at common transitions in the later years of life and suggests strategies to assist elders and their families to minimize disruptions and maintain constructive relationships.

Objectives:

  • Describe the process of managing change and apply these to the dynamics of common transitions in late life
  • Identify the challenges in some specific and common transitions: relocation, becoming widowed, loss of driving, job/daily structure changes, cognitive/health impairments, and death/loss of peers
  • Provide specific and practical strategies for either lessoning the impact of hte changes or managing their progression so that the person's quality of life is maintained at the highest degree possible

About the Speaker: Paula Taliaferro, MGS, LSW

Paula works part time at the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging as an Outreach & Education Specialist. As such, she has presented over 900 workshops in the last decade. Paula holds a Master's Degree in Gerontology from Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University and a License in Social Work in the State of Ohio. She is a PAC Approved Trainer under Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care. She is the developer of the “Aging In Ohio” course which is required of many professionals who work with older adults. In addition, she is one of two developers of the “Fundamentals of Guardianship” course sponsored by the Ohio Supreme Court's Judicial College and she is an Affiliated Trainer with the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices.

REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION INFORMATION:

​Class sizes are limited, so register early.  Classes with low registrations may be canceled.  If the class is canceled or moved, participants will be contacted via email at least 24 hours in advance.

Classes start and end on time.  To ensure a quality experience for all, please arrive (in-person) at least 15 minutes prior to the class start time.  

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU credits will be adjusted 0.25 credit hours for every 15 minutes not in attendance; adjusted certificates will be emailed to participants within 3 business days after the training.  LICENSED NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS: full participation is expected, no partial credit will be awarded. Hard copies of certificates will be mailed upon request.

Refunds will be make ONLY for cancellations received three business days prior to the event. If received less than three days prior to the event, a credit can be issued for use at another program within the next 6 months. If notice of cancellation is not received before the date of the program, no refund will be issued. PLEASE NOTE: No show will be charged the full registration fee.

It is difficult to control room temperature to everyone's comfort level.  We suggest you dress in layers that can be adaptable to warm and cool temperatures.

For auditing purposes, arrival and departure times are required on attendance sheets.