Treating Traumatic Stress: Considerations with Older Adults

Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Location: Virtual

Instructor: Lori R. Daniels, Ph.D., LCSW 

CE credits: 3 CE's (pending)

Course Description:

Baby-boomers are now aging into the geriatric category and healthcare providers are challenged to meet the demand more than ever in history over the next 30 years. Within the aging baby-boomer group is the sub-set of aging veterans from the Vietnam War, many of whom are diagnosed with PTSD. Meanwhile, a vast majority of traumatic stress treatment has emerged in the past 30 years based on younger adults, including evidence-based practices for PTSD. This presentation attempts to bridge the gap between the aging trauma survivor and current PTSD therapies, discussing client-centered interventions that focus on grief & PTSD, as well as interventions used within the gerontology field.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this training participants will be able to:

1. State the current trend of aging in the US, and the specific needs of older adult survivors
2. List at least one (1) type of intervention for PTSD that also is geared toward aging adults
3. State how grief, loss, aging, and PTSD are related to one another when working with aging trauma survivors

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