Noon to 1 pm
WEBINAR: Personality Disorders Among Older Adults

By Dr. Robin P. Bonifas (1 free CEU)

Dr. Robin P. Bonifas is presently Assistant Professor at ASU School of Social Work. She received her PhD., Social Welfare, from the University of Washington. Dissertation: Multi-level Factors Related to Deficiencies in Psychosocial Care in Washington State Skilled Nursing Facilities. She received her LCSW from Washington State. Her MSW, University of Washington, specialization was health care and gerontology. And she received a BSW and B.A., Psychology, from the University of Washington. Her professional experience includes Director of Social Services, Medical Social Worker, and Social Services Consultant at a variety of skilled nursing and Alzheimer's facilities and Clinical Supervisor, private practice.

This webinar will be sponsored by Caring Senior Service.

After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to do the following:

1. Describe the characteristics of the most common personalitly disorders among older adults.

2. Describe methods for treating personality disorders in older adults, including referral resources in the Phoenix area.

3. Discuss the challenges of delivering care to older clients with personality disorders.

4. Identify effective methods to facilitate care delivery among older adults with personality disorders.
 
This webinar is for NASW members only and is free. To participate, you will need an internet connection and will need to dial into a long distance phone number for the audio portion of the call. To complete registration, though, you MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE INFORMATION AT THE LINK PROVIDED TO YOU AFTER YOU HIT THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON.