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Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) Series Part Two: Practical Strategies for Managing Behavioral Health Needs of Nursing Home Residents
October 31 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 31 from 1 to 2 pm ET
Registration is required for this event.
Learning Objectives
In this webinar, we will:
1. Identify three strategies for management of behavioral health conditions
2. Understand symptom presentation at different phases of common serious mental illnesses
3. Describe the difference between interventions planned for lower- and higher-intensity behavioral health symptoms
Who Should Attend
Long-Term Care, Hospital, and Clinic
• EPP Coordinators
• Nurses
• Quality Professionals
Speaker
Jacob Berelowitz, LNHA, LMSW, CPHQ, CCM
Program Director, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities
Jacob serves as the Program Director of the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities. He has 15 years of clinical and administrative leadership experience as a nursing home administrator, director of social work, and social worker.
He has served at nursing homes ranging in size from 50 to 700+ beds and has designed and implemented specialized nursing home units and programs to serve the behavioral health needs of residents.
Dually licensed as a nursing home administrator and master social worker, he holds a master’s degree in social work from New York University and is also a certified professional in healthcare quality and a certified case manager.