Teletherapy with Older Adults: Clinical Effectiveness, Legal-Ethical Considerations, and Strategies of Support

2 CE Credit Hours. Legal-Ethical. Continuing Education Session Replay

Presented By: Gabrielle Juliano-Villani LCSW

Older adults and their families are a vulnerable, underserved, and often misunderstood population.

In this presentation, attendees will learn more about how to effectively work with older adults and the common issues they face, and how to utilize teletherapy to appropriately treat these issues. Both ethical and legal considerations will be discussed to ensure compliance with HIPAA when engaging caregivers in the therapy process.

Course Description

Educational Objectives

– Identify common health and mental health issues older adults face that can be addressed through telehealth, including dementia, falls, and chronic health issues

– Summarize legal and ethical considerations when it comes to working with older adults using telehealth (including Medicare regulations)

– Describe how to utilize and encourage caregivers and families to integrate and support mental health services with older adults

– Conceptualize the intersection and prevalence of mental health disorders with older adults and the elderly

– Define therapeutic interventions and techniques to work with this population

Syllabus

Intro/course overview
Define “older adults”
Discuss issues this population faces and why this is important in therapy

Falls
UTI’s
Chronic Health Conditions

Mental Health in older adults
Depression
Anxiety
Grief and Loss

Dementia
Interventions

Implications for telehealth

Caregiver issues / support
Engaging caregivers
Preventing burnout

Utilizing telehealth with older adults and their caregivers/loved ones
Ethical considerations
Legal considerations (POA, HIPAA)
Medicare compliance

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, April 5). What is dementia? Centers for
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2 CE Credit Hours.

$49.00

Presented/Developed By

Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, consultant, coach, entrepreneur and educator based in Sarasota, Fl. She has been in the mental health field for over a decade specializing in stress, aging issues, chronic health conditions, and trauma. Her group practice in Denver, CO had a focus on making mental health care accessible to people on Medicare and Medicaid, but after realizing her own burnout in 2021, she sold her thriving group practice and made it her mission to educate others on the impact stress has on our everyday lives. Gabrielle pulls from her experience as an EMDR and Polyvagal Informed therapist to utilize mind/body approaches to help others implement everyday strategies to manage stress and live their best lives. Gabrielle is an international speaker, retreat leader, and has been featured in Authority Magazine, The Daily Om, Bustle, and the Everyday Woman TV Network. When she’s not working, Gabrielle is teaching Zumba, surfing, or reading a psychological thriller at the beach

Program Notices

Accuracy, Utility, and Risks Statement: This program discusses strategies for complying with HIPAA and some other US Federal rules. It may not include information on all applicable state laws. Misapplication of the materials, or errors in the materials, could result in non-compliance with applicable laws or ethics codes.

Conflicts of Interest: None stated.

Commercial Support: None.

This course is subject to our cancellation/refund policy and complaint policy.