Older Adults and Mental Health

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Sydney Marshman, OTD, OTR/L, CEAS, CHES Related seminars and products

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Sydney Marshman, OTD, OTR/L, CEAS, CHES, is the founder and occupational therapist with Happy at Home Consulting. In her role as a staff therapist, she identified a significant need for increased community services for older adults and founded Happy at Home in 2020. The practice provides therapy at home to older adults with her team of physical, occupational and speech therapists. Sydney continues to increase access to home safety evaluations throughout the state. Happy at Home presently provides the evidenced-based programs CAPABLE and HARP through collaborations with community partners. She continues to serve in occupational therapy education programs at Drake University OTD program and Indian Hills Community College OTA program.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sydney Marshman has an employment relationship with Happy at Home Counseling, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sydney Marshman is the president elect of the Iowa Occupational Therapy Association, the Home Modifications Iowa, and is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

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Objectives

1. Determine 3 tools to appropriately assess mental health.
2. Analyze their current mental health interventions frequently utilized in practice.
3. Demonstrate selection of effective intervention strategies.
4. Apply referral strategies relevant to their practice setting.

Outline

• Assessment Techniques to Streamline Your Treatment Plan
  • Depression and anxiety
    • PHQ-9
    • GAD – 7
    • DASS
  • Scoring and results
  • Development for organizational protocols
• Client-Centered Interventions to Optimize Geriatric Health and Well-Being
  • Therapeutic use of self
  • Development of routines
  • Assistive technology
  • Potential barriers across settings
  • Payer implications and accessibility
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Referrals
• Case Studies

Target Audience

• Athletic Trainers
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants