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March 20, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
THIS TRAINING IS NO LONGER BEING CONDUCTED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST! THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT! ALL REGISTRANTS WILL BE CONTACTED!
2.0 social work CEUs approved and available
All registrants will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Giant Foods gift card.
One winner will be chosen after the training.
Full attendance is mandatory to be eligible to win.
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Description:
As the age expectancy of adults has risen, we want to continue to live our best lives as long as possible! Research has shown that there are a number of ways we can be proactive with health in older adulthood. This training will provide steps that older adults can take to gain and maintain health across 4 life domains: physical health, cognitive health, social health and emotional health. While some health risks are more common in older adulthood, we will discuss strategies for preventative health and healthy recovery from illness or injury. Finally, we will discuss tips on building healthy habits, how to get motivated to make changes, and how to make them part of lifestyle, so that the golden years stay feeling golden throughout life!
Objectives:
- Identify ways to gain and maintain health across several important life domains: physical health, cognitive health, social health and emotional health.
- Discuss risks to health more common in older adults, and strategies for avoiding or over-coming them.
- Review ways to make new habits and integrate them into lifestyle.
Target Audience:
Professionals and family members who work and/or care for older adults as well as any older adults who are interested in staying healthy in their golden years.
Facilitator:
Erin Edwards is a Board Certified Behavior Analysts, with a Masters in Psychology. Erin currently works for Penn State College of Medicine/ Hershey Medical Center with the Division of Autism within the Department of Psychiatry. Erin and PennCares Support Services have worked together for many years developing trainings encompassing older adults and issues surrounding behavioral health. Erin has worked with children with autism and other mental health diagnoses across a variety of services, including specialized schooling, home and community BHRS services, intensive family based mental health services and currently outpatient services. Erin has also worked with adults, in community, home and work settings, with autism and co-morbid mood and mental health diagnoses, as well as hoarding behaviors and anxiety, depression and matters surrounding suicide. In supervisory positions, Erin has provided a large variety of trainings to direct care staff with a focus on practical interventions strategies and reducing frustration or fatigue in caregiver positions.
PennCares Cancellation Policy
- PennCares Support Services reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.
- PennCares reserves the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
- If PennCares cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund.
Postponement: Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date.
Substitutions and Transfers: We understand that circumstances may occur to prevent you from attending a training. If you find that you are unable to attend one of PennCares’ trainings, you have several options:
- Send a substitute: Substitutions are accepted as long as a written request is received. Substitutions may be made without penalty provided the original registrant contacts PennCares at trainings@penncares.org to request this change.
- Transfer to another course: Transfers are accepted up to the day of the event as long as a written request is received. In the event the registrant cannot attend a scheduled course for which he or she is enrolled, registration can be transferred to another course.
- Refund of monies: Requests for refunds must be made in writing and received by the training refund deadline stated on the training registration form. (See below for cancellation policy).
Registration Cancellation by Participant
- Unless specifically stated on registration materials, the deadline to request a refund for your registration is 5 business days before the event.
- Registration cancellations requested prior to the deadline will be eligible to receive a refund less a 5% administration fee. *
- Cancellations received less than 5 business days before the event will not be eligible for a refund and will be billed for the total cost.
- Registered no-shows are not eligible for a refund and will be billed the total cost.
- Cancellations will be accepted via e-mail to trainings@penncares.org and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.
- All refund requests must be made by the attendee/payee.
- Refund requests must include the name of the attendee, the training date, and payment method.
These above policies apply to all PennCares trainings unless otherwise noted in the corresponding event materials. Please read all individual event information thoroughly.