Fireside Chats: Assessment Techniques When Working with Older Adults and Their Caregivers

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Apr 16, 2023 - 12:18pm CDT

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Presentation

This presentation (54:47 minutes) given by Geri Lehnardt discusses assessment techniques with older adults adults and their caregivers. She walks through the importance of your view on older adults, having a space for them, validation and redirecting skills, how to have a human and professional experience, and why it is important to include the primary family caregiver. Slides are available for download.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2022
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/fireside-chats

Author(s): 
Geri Lehnardt
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Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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