Description
Description:
The purpose of this chapter is to provide information that is specific to gerontological counselors. Topics include counselor education program standards; other professionals who work with older people; responsibilities mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); evidence-based practice and program-ming; the dangers of transference; the concepts of autonomy, personal control, independence, and empowerment; multicultural issues as-sociated with aging and the need for counselor cultural competency; therapies used with older people; case management; assessment; and assistive technology.
Objectives:
- Examine program standards, interdisciplinary communication, HIPAA responsibilities, evidence-based practice and programming, and ethical and multicultural issues related to gerontological counseling
- Explore strategies used by gerontological counselors to assess and treat older clients
Source/Book Title: Counseling Older People: Opportunities and Challenges by Charlene M. Kampfe
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Christine Patterson
1/6/18 12:47 pm
I am having issues finding the test for this and also I thought the January 2018 CEU was called Using Play and Humor in Counseling, thanks