Aging & Long Term Care: Issues in Psychotherapy with Older Clients

Saturday, October 24, 2009


The largest growing segment of the population will soon be 65 and older. Learn to work with older

clients, and their families; the difference between dementia and depression, how grief & loss, and

anxiety show up in a cohort traditionally unaccustomed to seeking ““professional”” help. We will

also consider issues impacting adult children who become default caretakers, including elder abuse

and trauma.



The instructor, Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. (Neurobiology), was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on

Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical,

psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis

of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services

and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma,

psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San

Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.


12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 14

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