Overview

Social prescribing is a non-medical approach to health in which people are supported to engage with community based social activities and services to meet social needs such as loneliness. This webinar will present models, evidence and examples of social prescribing for older adults.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, attendees should be able to:

• Describe the importance of loneliness vs social connectedness in healthy ageing
• Use tools to screen for loneliness and social determinants of health
• Understand models and evidence about social prescribing with older adults
• Understand how to engage with social prescribing in your own practice or refer to social prescribing programs in your area

Presenter(s)

Professor Genevieve Dingle

About the presenter(s)

Genevieve is a registered psychologist and Professor at the School of Psychology, University of QLD. Her research focuses on the therapeutic potential of groups and communities. Genevieve leads research evaluating social prescribing programs for socially isolated adults in southeast QLD, and in the Brisbane North PHN, and she is part of the co-design and evaluation team involved with the QLD statewide social prescribing trial for 0–18-year-olds and families. Genevieve is particularly interested in music and arts-based programs such as choirs, for healthy older adults and older adults with dementia and their caregivers.

Notes

Target Audience

This event is aimed at psychologists and other health and social care professionals working in aged care.

Duration of Access

This event will be recorded. The recording will be emailed to all registered within 2 weeks post event and available for viewing up to 90 days.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

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