- Credit Hours: 4 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $52.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the ways in which older adults are at heightened risk for harm from alcohol misuse, including age-specific health effects.
• Identify validated screening measures developed for use with older adult populations, including the AUDIT.
• Explain the relationship between alcohol misuse and co-occurring mental health and social conditions in older adults.
• Apply evidence-based treatment approaches for binge drinking and alcohol use disorder in older adult clients.
• Describe the role of mutual-aid support programs and family involvement in the continuum of care for older adults with SUDs.
• Analyze how age-related physiological changes affect alcohol metabolism, medication interactions, and treatment planning for older adults.
• Develop treatment plans that address the specific needs and preferences of older adults with alcohol use disorders.
Package Contents
Course Update
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
