Description
Prevention activities have traditionally focused on schools and youth ignoring the fact that older adults also benefit from behavioral health promotion and prevention programs. This webinar will engage participants in better understanding what issues are impacting our older adult population in behavioral health. Providing outreach and programs is easier than you think. Programs and evidence-based curricula exist and should be used to engage older adults in prevention and behavioral health promotion. Exploring potential partners and locations where outreach is most needed will also be discussed.

This webinar is provided at no cost. PF! will be applying for Prevention CEUs and CHES hours. The prevention education domain for this session is: P2- Prevention Education & Service Delivery

Training Objectives

1. Apply prevention and promotion continuum of care principles to work with older adults. 

2. Create opportunities to introduce evidence-based prevention programs in communities engaged with older adults. 

3. Collaborate with community partners in delivering behavioral health prevention and promotion activities.

Presenter

Mary Wolff, OCPC
Coordinator, Hamilton County Suicide Prevention Coalition

Mary has worked 30-plus years in human services. She has first-hand experience in various fields from aging, mental health, drug prevention, and suicide prevention. Additionally, she brings extensive experience in coalition development, implementation, and grant writing. An Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC), Mary has a B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Counseling and Gerontology. She is a graduate of CADCA’s National Coalition Academy and a graduate of PTTC and SAMHSA’s Coalition Business Administration 1st class. Currently, Mary is the coordinator of the Hamilton County Suicide Prevention Coalition at Talbert House. Mary has served 23 years as a Township Trustee for Miami Township, Clermont County. She is a graduate of the Ohio Township Leadership Academy 1.0 and 2.0. Recently she was elected to the Ohio Township Association Board of Directors, Mary is the proud mother of a son and daughter and a cat named Sasha.