Bronwyn Keefe, Corinne A Beaugard, Jennifer Tripken
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Increases in the numbers of older adults with mental health and substance use concerns compel us to identify best practices in training to address these issues. Senior Centers are an ideal location for behavioral health education programs as they are the go-to place for many older adults. This paper describes an online certificate program in Behavioral Health and Aging offered by the Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University School of Social Work in collaboration with the National Council on Aging to increase senior center staff knowledge and skills. A total of 228 senior center staff in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin completed the online certificate program. There were statistically significant changes in key competencies for all courses based on pre-post assessment. We held key informant interviews to assess the impact of training and participants stated that their knowledge, skills, and behaviors were influenced by the program.
有心理健康和药物使用问题的老年人数量的增加迫使我们确定解决这些问题的最佳培训方法。老年中心是行为健康教育项目的理想场所，因为它们是许多老年人的首选之地。本文介绍了波士顿大学社会工作学院老龄与残疾教育研究中心（Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University School of Social Work）与美国国家老龄委员会（National Council on Aging）合作开设的 "行为健康与老龄化 "在线证书课程，该课程旨在提高老年中心工作人员的知识和技能。伊利诺伊州、佛罗里达州和威斯康星州共有 228 名老年中心工作人员完成了在线证书课程。根据前后评估，所有课程的关键能力都发生了统计学意义上的重大变化。我们对关键信息提供者进行了访谈，以评估培训的影响，参与者表示他们的知识、技能和行为都受到了该计划的影响。
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Gerontology & Geriatrics Education is geared toward the exchange of information related to research, curriculum development, course and program evaluation, classroom and practice innovation, and other topics with educational implications for gerontology and geriatrics. It is designed to appeal to a broad range of students, teachers, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers and is dedicated to improving awareness of best practices and resources for gerontologists and gerontology/geriatrics educators. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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