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Further Together is an interprofessional learning module designed to strengthen collaboration between health and social care professionals. Its goal is to foster deeper connections that lead to more accurate, timely referrals—ultimately enhancing access to care.

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Introducing the 4Ms: A Case Study for Direct Caregivers provides direct caregivers (home health aides, certified nursing assistants) with an introduction to the 4Ms framework. 

Direct caregivers will learn how the 4Ms are used to understand what is most important to older adults and to safely manage medication, assess changes in thinking or mood and support mobility. 

The Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults for Social Workers course provides social work students and professionals with an introduction to the 4Ms framework and its application in the care of older adults. 

Participants will learn how to integrate the core elements of What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility into their social work practice as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Adult Protective Services Workforce Innovations (APSWI) is a training program of the Academy for Professional Excellence, a project of the San Diego State University School of Social Work. APSWI provides innovative workforce development to APS professionals and their partners. Our mission is to provide exceptional learning and development experiences for the transformation of individuals, organizations, and communities to ensure that abused and vulnerable older adults and adults with disabilities receive high quality, effective interventions and services.

Medical professionals will work with dying patients in all disciplines, and the process is difficult as care shifts from eliminating or mitigating illness to preparing for death. This is a difficult transition for patients, their loved ones, and healthcare providers to undergo. This activity provides paradigms for the process of moving toward death as well as a discussion of how they should and should not be applied, supporting the interprofessional team to address the unique needs of their patients and guide them and their loved ones through the process.  

The Foundations of Practice for Interprofessional Age-Friendly Care is for healthcare professionals who are interested in developing a foundational practice for age-friendly care. It is divided into an introduction, and three short sections: The Aging Population, Models of Care and the Interprofessional Team and Age-Friendly Care. 

Patient Priorities Care helps patients and clinicians focus all decision-making and healthcare on what matters most: patients’ own health priorities. It was developed by clinicians, patients, caregivers, health system leaders, and payers. Healthcare students and professionals are also able to gain Continued Medical Education and Maintainance of Certification credits by utilizing these toolkits. Disclaimer: Users of this resource require a login.

Interactive toolkits include the Patient Priorities Decision-Making for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions series: 

Pressure injuries, sometimes referred to as pressure ulcers, are injuries to the skin and the tissue below that are a result of pressure on the skin for a long time. Pressure injuries most often arise on skin that covers bony areas of the body, such as the heels, ankles, hips and tailbone. People who are most at risk of pressure injuries have medical conditions that keep them from changing positions or spend most of their time in a bed or a chair. Most pressure injuries heal with treatment, but some never heal completely.

The demands of caring for others can lead to high levels of stress in even the best of times. We all face our own set of stressors, related to work or life outside of work. All of these stressors impact our wellness and capacity as caregivers. Regulation activities can help us shift from a state of fear and overwhelm to a state of calm and focus. We invite you to try out some of the exercises from the videos in this module.