Older Adults: Substance Use and Gambling (ADDC 902)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to understand:

• successful aging, changes in physiology and aging brain
• profiles of older adult populations, examining demographics and trends
• why older adults use substances or gamble
• consequences and facts of older adults and use, co-occurring disorders, and issues with older adults and gambling
• screening, assessment, and treatment approaches for older persons, including harm reduction strategies
• issues and strengths in caregiving of older adults
• elder abuse and the types that may occur