Counseling Aging Patients and their Families Course is organized by HomeCEU.
Course Description:
Communication is essential to the practice of Speech-Language Pathology. Many clinicians, however, find it difficult to effectively communicate with patients as they age, especially when nearing end of life and their families. This course will discuss essentials of counseling, including multi-cultural issues in counseling.
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on increasing comfort level of counseling patients, especially cross cultural and end of life counseling.
Course Objectives:
• Identify ethical considerations for therapists working with aging patients.
• List at least 3 opportunities within the scope of practice for SLPs working with patients at end of life.
• Recognize cultural diversity for effective patient and family education.