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Geriatric Psychiatry Specialist Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills with this Course for Specialists in Old People's Mental Health. It's made for mental health workers who want to be very good at looking after elderly people. You'll learn how to write good reports, build strong support from family and the community, and understand mental health problems like dementia and depression that affect older people. You'll also learn to create full treatment plans, including treatments that don't use medicine, and how to do proper check-ups for old people. This course is top quality, focuses on real practice, and will help you give the best possible care to older folks.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Write proper reports: Make sure your mental health reports are correct and easy to understand.

Build support networks: Help patients get support from their family and people in their community.

Find out what's wrong with elderly patients: Know how to spot problems with thinking, feeling low, and feeling worried.

Plan treatments: Use treatments with and without medicine.

Do check-ups for old people: Check their health, social life, and thinking skills.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.