Clinical Approaches to Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Mental Health Practice
12:00 – 2:00pm via Zoom
2.0 Category I CEUs
Cynthia D. Fields, MD
Workshop Description
Focusing on the clinical syndrome of “dementia,” this workshop will use a case-based approach to address the following questions:
- What exactly is dementia, aka Major Neurocognitive disorder?
- What do the most common types of dementia (Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Vascular, etc.) look like in clinical practice?
- What other conditions can mimic dementia?
- What are some signs and symptoms that might indicate the presence of cognitive decline in a new or existing patient/client?
- Which assessment tools should psychotherapists be administering?
- What steps should be used in management?
- When is psychotherapy no longer appropriate for a patient/client with cognitive impairment?
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- List at least four changes associated with the development of a dementia syndrome.
- Describe circumstances in which psychotherapy may not be appropriate for someone with dementia.
- Administer at least one tool to aid in the assessment a patient/client with cognitive changes.
Dr. Cynthia Fields is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship at JHU. Dr. Fields earned her medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and then returned to her hometown of Baltimore, MD for to pursue fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University. She is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Fields’ clinical interest is in the psychiatric complications of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as Parkinson’s disease. She is the Medical Co-Director of the new Johns Hopkins GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Program that will provide dementia care navigation for qualified Medicare beneficiaries. Her research efforts also focus on dementia: she is Medical Co-director of MIND at Home (Maximizing INDependence at Home; a comprehensive and scalable home-based dementia care navigation program for people living at home with cognitive impairment and their families. Dr. Fields especially enjoys teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows in both the Inpatient and Outpatient settings. She is also proud to serve on the State of Maryland’s Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Council and on the Medical Advisory Board of the Maryland Association for Parkinson’s Support (MAPS).
Workshop Fees
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General Professional Community: $50.00
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Jewish Day School Educators, JCS Retirees, NJHSA Members: $40.00
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Current JCS Staff, Board, Advisory Council & Staff of Agencies Funded by The Associated*: Free with Code.
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The Rosa J. Kolker Professional Development series is made possible with funding from Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, Inc.,
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