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Professional Training: Managing the Fear and Grief That Accompany Hard Economic Times -- 3:00 - 4:30PM

Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (PT)

San Francisco, CA

Professional Training: Managing the Fear and Grief That...

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1.5 CE/CEUs (availble for BRNs, LCSWs, and MFT/MFCs) Ended $5.00 $0.00

Event Details

Thursday, July 1, 2010

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Managing the Fear, Grief and Loss That Accompany Hard Economic Times

Presenter: Patrick Arbore, EdD, Director, Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief-Related Services, Institute on Aging

According to an article in the SF Business Times (2009), for some older adults “putting food on the table and keeping a roof over their heads is taking precedent over longer-term issues like retirement as they cope with layoffs, pay cuts and pension freezes.” The economic downturn has undermined the effort that many people have expended to save money for their own retirement or a legacy for their children and grandchildren. Being victims of Ponzi schemes, poor investments, and rising costs have shattered many older adult’s assumptions about the future. The losses may be financial but the impact has been personal. In this session, we will discuss the intense feelings that can accompany these hard economic times in which we live.

Participants will:

1. Recognize the impact of hard economic times on the mental health of older people

2. Lear communication skills that validate the feelings of older adults who may feel like victimes of financial mismanagement

3. Understand the need for older people to grieve the losses both financial and personal that have resulted due to the economic downturn

4. Help older people manage the shattered assumptions about the future

 

When & Where



IOA's Ruth Ann Rosenberg Adult Day Health Center
3600 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118

Thursday, July 1, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (PT)


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Institute on Aging (IOA) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that touches the lives of thousands of seniors in San Francisco, Marin, and the Peninsula each year. IOA's mission is to enhance the quality of life for adults as they age by enabling them to maintain their health, well-being, independence, and participation in the community. We fulfill this mission for a diverse community by developing and providing innovative programs in health, social service, creative arts, spiritual support, education, and research.

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