Older Adult Mental Health Video Training Series
Gain a better understanding of older adult mental illness and learn new skills with this free, three-episode video training series. The videos are intended to boost your confidence when caring for older adults and help you learn basic skills you can use to prevent and de-escalate mental health crises.
The training series includes a facilitator guide, fact sheets, checklists, and other tools viewers can download and print. Each video includes a ten-question quiz along with a quiz checker with the correct answers and a corresponding time stamp where the question topic is presented in the video.
Post-Acute Care Mental Health Training Facilitator Guide.
Video 1—Older adult mental health basics: Explains common mental illness disorder categories; shares the compelling statistics; addresses the fear and inadequacy many providers and caregivers feel; confronts stigma and derogatory labels; expresses hope and effectiveness of treatment– Conveys how care providers and family caregiver can support persons living with mental illness.
- Older Adult Mental Health Basics Action Checklist– print off these easy-to-carry checklists to use in your daily work.
- Older Adult Mental Health Basics Fact Sheet– post in employee areas to reinforce basic information on older adult mental health.
- Older Adult Mental Health Basics Geriatric Depression Screening Tool– commonly used depression screening tool for older adults. (Be sure to consult with mental health professionals when using)
- Older Adult Mental Health Basics Quiz– a ten-question quiz on content from the Older Adult Mental Health Basics Video.
- Older Adult Mental Health Basics Quiz Checker– answers to the ten-question quiz on content from Older Adult Mental Health Basics Video along with time codes.
Video 2—Mental health crisis prevention & de-escalation: Describes common behaviors and triggers likely to cause behavioral events; suggests prevention tips to reduce symptoms; demonstrates “right way/wrong way” de-escalation scenarios; shows how to apply new learning after a crisis event.
- Preventing / De-escalating Mental Health Crises Action Checklist– print off these easy-to-carry checklists to use in your daily work.
- De-escalating Mental Health Crises Fact Sheet– post in employee areas to reinforce basic information on de-escalating mental health crises.
- Preventing Mental Health Crises Fact Sheet– post in employee areas to reinforce basic information on preventing mental health crises.
- Preventing / De-escalating Mental Health Crises Quiz– a ten-question quiz on content from Preventing / De-escalating Mental Health Crises Video.
- Preventing / De-escalating Mental Health Crises Quiz Checker– answers to the ten-question quiz on content from Preventing / De-escalating Mental Health Crises Video along with time codes.
- Sample Crisis Prevention Plan– sample plan to use with a person at risk for a mental health crisis.
Video 3—Person-centered care & collaboration: Explains the importance of personalized mental health care plans; offers creative solutions to help residents and family members achieve their goals; discusses when to consult with outside mental health professionals for assessments and evaluations.
- Person-centered Care Planning Action Checklist– print off these easy-to-carry checklists to use in your daily work.
- Person-centered Care Planning Fact Sheet– post in employee areas to reinforce basic information on practicing person-centered care.
- Person-centered Care Planning Quiz– a ten-question quiz on content from Person-centered Care and Collaboration Video.
- Person-centered Care Planning Quiz Checker– answers to the ten-question quiz on content from Person-centered Care and Collaboration Video along with time codes.
- Sample Person-centered Care Plan– sample template to help develop a person-centered care plan.