Providing Psychological Care to Older Adults During COVID-19: Recommendations for Clinical Practice: WS301

COVID-19 has disrupted the delivery of mental health services and revealed vulnerabilities, inequities, and gaps in existing systems of care. As a result of social isolation and the continued threat of a deadly virus, the need for assessment and treatment of older adults has significantly increased during this time. This intermediate-level, clinically oriented workshop describes approaches to providing services for older adults receiving care at the VA, long-term care facilities, and community settings during the pandemic. Participants benefit from lessons learned and strategies to assess and treat older adults that can be applied now and during future pandemics and disasters.

Webinars are converted to video on-demand programs with closed captioning after the live air date.

• Describe specific approaches to overcome barriers to mental health service delivery to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Apply knowledge learned from mental health clinicians’ experiences of working in long-term care, the VA, and private practice settings during the pandemic.
• Identify strategies for improving clinical outcomes and providing culturally sensitive psychological assessment and treatment during an evolving pandemic.

• Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP
• Vonetta M. Dotson, PhD
• Kimberly E. Hiroto, PhD
• Lisa M. Lind, PhD