Substance Abuse and Older Adults - Assessment and Treatment Issues (3 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Formats This 3 hour course by Gerald Shulman is designed to provide insight and information about the treatment needs of older adults. It will help introduce the student to issues in identification and treatment of substance abusing older adults, along with some corresponding implications and suggested approaches for counseling and treatment program needs and applications. Special emphasis will be given to the recovery needs of this population. This course is part of our Substance Abuse and Older Adults series.  Courses in this series include: Substance Abuse and Older Adults - The Population and the Problem  Substance Abuse and Older Adults - Assessment and Treatment Issues Goals/Objectives By participating in this Distance Learning Course the trainee will: Examine the problems and difficulties that chemical dependency create for this population. Identify unique biological, psychological, and social issues caused by substance abu