Working with older adults can be challenging.
Whether it is dealing with anger and agitation or trying to work around problems with hearing, working with older adults can be tricky.
In this course, we explain some of the differences between working with older and younger adults and teach you skills to work more effectively with elders.
You will learn...
Using a trauma informed approach, we will learn how to consider an older adult's life experience and it affects their current behavior.
This will guide us to techniques for dealing with agitation and improving a person's capacity to focus in the moment.
We will finish up by exploring common thinking bias we can all experience, and how to move beyond these.
Simple, actionable information.
In this course, we take our experiences as neuropsychologists and break down complex issues related to working with older adults in a way that is easy to digest. We also focus on action items and tools that you can use to improve your ability to work with older adults right now.
Example Curriculum
Hi! I'm Dr. Erik Lande.
I'm the owner and head psychologist over at Insight Neuropsychology in Camarillo, CA.
As a neuropsychologist, my job is to understand how the structure of the brain impacts emotions and behavior. Much of my work focuses on testing for difficulties such as brain injuries, dementia conditions, or the impact of strokes.
I have also worked with a variety of organizations such as Adult Protective Services, police departments, and the FBI to instruct them on ways to better understand the aging brain and assist seniors.
If you would like to see more of my work, you can check out my book, Does My Mom Have Dementia or read a recent paper that I co-authored with an FBI victim specialist for the Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice.