Older Adult Care: Fundamental Treatment Ethics

About the Course

According to the U.S. Agency for Community Living, older adults are one of the most rapidly growing demographic groups. It is estimated that approximately 80.8 million Americans will be 65 and older in 2040. This is more than twice as many as in 2000. The ethical issues encountered in working with older people can differ in vital ways from those involved in working with younger people, especially given the unique medical and psychosocial circumstances in which many older adults live. This course provides an overview of core ethical principles and their application in work with older people, with case examples. Special attention is also paid to applications in unique settings and contexts such as long-term care facilities and end of life care.

2 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

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Course Overview

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 2 hours 

CE CREDITS: 2.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Advanced 

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE:  11/30/2023

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Describe basic processes of ethical reasoning
  • Compare and contrast how ethical principles and reasoning processes are different across cultures, times in history, faith traditions, and all the other diverse aspects of the human experience
  • Define ageism and the negative impact it can have on ethical reasoning
  • List the major ethical principles involved in caring for older people in the U.S. and the ways in which they can interact and conflict
  • Identify basic resources to facilitate ethical decision-making in these circumstances

Course Outline

  1. Introduction: The Complexity of Defining Ethics
  2. One Model for Ethical Reasoning (with help from Yogi Berra)
  3. Core Ethical Principles in Older Adult Care
    1. Beneficence
    2. Nonmaleficence
    3. Safety
    4. Autonomy
    5. Privacy/Confidentiality
    6. Dignity
    7. Futility
    8. Consent/Assent
    9. Utilitarianism
    10. Truth Telling
  4. Ethical Conflicts Commonly Encountered in Residential Settings
  5. Ethical Issues Commonly Encountered at End of Life

CE Information


American Psychological Association (APA)
Psych Hub is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education credits.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 clinical continuing education credits.

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Psych Hub is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. CAMFT Approval #1000074. Course meets the qualifications for 2.00 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Psych Hub has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7051. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Psych Hub is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education hours.

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 2.00 contact hours.

Experts


Douglas Lane, PhD, ABPP, Geropsychologist
Dr. Douglas Lane is a licensed clinical psychologist with board certification in geriatric psychology. He teaches at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and is based in the Geriatrics and Extended Care Service of the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. In addition to geriatric psychiatry/psychology, his clinical and scholarly expertise includes neurocognitive and neurodegenerative disorders and palliative psychiatry/psychology.