Aging & Disability for Professionals
Serving Massachusetts Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Presenter- Paul Halfmann, MPH, RS, Assistant Director Community Sanitation Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health This presentation explains how bed bugs spread, self-protection from bringing them home, what your local board of health can do, plus inspections, types of treatments, how to prevent an infestation. Paul Halfmann presented a workshop […]
Tips and Techniques for Supporting Residents with Mental Illness Download TipsandTechniques_Webinar_JFCS_FINAL This one hour webinar will highlight some of the most important information in the guide that reviews the most common mental illnesses found in older adult populations. The webinar will use two case studies to provide practical techniques and suggested language for addressing these […]
Download Bullying Strategies_Webinar_JFCS_FINAL This one hour webinar will identify the key characteristics of social bullying among older adults, distinguish bullying from other problematic behaviors and teach simple strategies to address and intervene when bullying happens in your setting.