Nursing facility behavioral Health: Substance use disorders
Purpose: Develop more knowledgeable, skilled and confident nursing facility staff who are better equipped to deliver person-centered care to residents living with substance use disorder
Audience: Staff in skilled nursing facilities and ICF in Oregon will be given priority, however, staff in community-based care settings are welcome to apply if space is available. Team members could include the following: facility administrator, nurses, social services, life enrichment, and direct service staff members, such as CNAs
Sample topics: Intersection of serious persistent mental illness and SUD in older adults; Intersection of neurocognitive disorders and SUD in older adults; Medications to manage SUD in long-term care; Person-centered language and care planning for nursing facilities related to SUD
Schedule: 6 sessions. Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m, Pacific Time, January 14 - March 25, 2025
Faculty:
Sarah Foidel, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Interim Director, and Associate Professor, Pacific University
Susan S. Rose, PhD, NP, Gerontologist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Legacy Health
Lacey Plasker, BSW, QMHA, Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist, Yamhill County
