Mental Health Care for Older Adults with HIV
Presenters: Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD
What: 60 minute, On-Demand
Self-Paced, Non-interactive, Asynchronous Audio Podcast
CE Credits: 1 CE Credit for social workers, psychologists, therapists, certified care managers, and more (see below)
Course Description
More than half of the people in the US living with HIV are 50 years old and older. With the use of antiretroviral medications, people who were diagnosed with HIV decades ago have been able to live well into older adulthood. Sadly, stigma due to age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV status contributes to poor mental and physical health among older adults living with HIV. In this continuing education podcast, you’ll learn current statistics related to HIV among people aged 50 and over, you’ll discover the social, cultural, and medical reasons that adults 55 and older live with HIV longer before getting a diagnosis. And you’ll explore intersections between HIV and mental health concerns, as well as gain tools for helping older adults living with HIV.
Educational Objectives
After attending this beginner-level program in full, participants will be able to:
- Summarize current statistics related to HIV among people aged 50 and over
- Review social, cultural, and medical reasons that adults 55 and older live with HIV longer before getting a diagnosis
- Discuss intersections between HIV and mental health concerns
Target Audience: This seminar is open to all Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, Geriatric Care Managers and other interested mental health and senior care professionals.
This program is intended for those with a beginner level of knowledge and experience related to this content.
Recording Date: This program was recorded on December 14, 2020
Here's what you'll see inside the course
About the presenter
Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD
Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, is a Director of Research and Evaluation at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, the City University of New York. Dr. Brennan-Ing’s research focuses on psychosocial issues affecting persons living with HIV and older sexual minority and gender diverse adults. They are Past-President of the State Society on Aging of New York (SSANY), a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), a Fellow of Division 44 (Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity) of the American Psychological Association, and past Board Member of the New York Association on HIV over Fifty (NYAHOF). They were the Principal Convener for GSA’s HIV/AIDS and Aging interest group, a member of the American Society on Aging’s LGBT Aging Information Network Leadership Council, and 2016 Chair of the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. They were an invited member of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Working Group on HIV and Aging in 2011. Dr. Brennan-Ing has been recognized for their work by the Hunter-Brookdale Center on Aging, Pride Senior Network, and the New York State Office for the Aging. In 2017 they received the Walter M. Beattie Award from SSANY. Dr. Brennan-Ing was the lead editor of Older Adults with HIV: An In-depth Examination of an Emerging Population (2009), and the 2016 volume, HIV and Aging: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics (vol.42), which received a “High Commendation” from the British Medical Association. They have authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, chapters and books.
How To Earn CE Credits
Participants will have their participation registered through Center for Mental Health & Aging. This program is available for continuing education (CE) credit after the following steps have been successfully completed:
Step 1: Attend 100% of the course. Attendance is tracked via the online platform.
Step 2: Successfully pass the course post-test; a score of 75% or greater is passing. (You have a total of 3 attempts to pass the post-test)
Step 3: Complete the Course Program Evaluation & Attestation
Step 4: Download Your Certificate
Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following submission of electronic survey and also available for download in the course platform. It's that simple!
I'm so glad you're here.
I'm Dr. Regina Koepp. I'm a Stanford-trained, board certified clinical psychologist, and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging. For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with older adults and their families in some of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, like Stanford, Emory, and the Veterans Health Administration.
I’ve experienced first hand the difficulty of helping older adults find mental health providers trained to help them. In fact, the majority of older adults with mental health concerns DO NOT get the mental health care they need, resulting in worse medical problems, higher health care costs, family strain, and needless suffering.
This has inspired my mission of ensuring that you, and all mental health and aging services professionals, have the tools you need to meet the mental health needs of older adults in your care.
It's only with your help that we can meet the mental health needs of older adults and caregivers. So, thank you for being here and doing your part!
Praise for the Podcast
What Makes Us Different Than Other Continuing Education Companies?
We’re not just another mass market CEU provider. We’re on a mission to ensure every mental health professional has tools to meet the mental health needs of older adults.
✔️ Specialized Training for work with Older Clients – Unlike other CE providers that go broad, we go deep and provide trainings exclusively on the mental health needs of older adults.
✔️ Expert-Led - Our courses are led by experts in the field of mental health and aging.
✔️ Mission-Driven & Inclusive – We are a woman-owned, independent company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in aging mental health care.
This isn’t just another CE training—it’s a movement toward better mental health care for older adults.
Continuing Education Approvals
Social Workers
Center for Mental Health & Aging, #1801, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/25/23-3/25/26. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
Psychologists
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Counselors
Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7230. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Care Managers
CMHA is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #21-905CMHA. This activity approved for 1 CMC contact hours.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. In many state licensing jurisdictions, APA approved continuing education programs qualify for LMFT CE credits. See what your state requires here.
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Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following submission of electronic survey and also available for download in the course platform. It's that simple!
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Important Details
Speaker Disclosures:
- Financial: Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, is a Director of Research and Evaluation at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, the City University of New York.
There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for Center for Mental Health & Aging