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Counselor Considerations When Working with Older People

Title: Counselor Considerations When Working with Older People

Author: Charlene M. Kampfe, PhD

Description: The purpose of this chapter is to provide information that is specific to gerontological counselors. Topics include counselor education program standards; other professionals who work with older people; responsibilities mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); evidence-based practice and program­ming; the dangers of transference; the concepts of autonomy, personal control, independence, and empowerment; multicultural issues as­sociated with aging and the need for counselor cultural competency; therapies used with older people; case management; assessment; and assistive technology.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine program standards, interdisciplinary communication, HIPAA responsibilities, evidence-based practice and programming, and ethical and multicultural issues related to gerontological counseling.
  • Explore strategies used by gerontological counselors to assess and treat older clients.

CE Credit: 1 NBCC Hours; 0 CRCC Hours; 1 WA Hours; 0 APT Hours; 0 NAADAC Hours; 0 NY Hours; 0 Ethics Hours

This CE is based on an ACA book. View Counseling Older People: Opportunities and Challenges .

NBCC ACEP No. 1000
March 30, 2015
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