CMHA - Seminar Series 2004

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		Past Seminars - 2004
Month	Date	Speaker	Download
January	12	A Skills Training Program for Improving Pain Assessment in the Nursing Home Susan Fisher, M.A. CMHA Research Fellow Department of Psychology University of Alabama
January	26	Determining Strategic Differences Among Alabama Nursing Homes Jullet A. Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Management and Marketing Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration University of Alabama
February	9	The Tasks of Parent Care: A Model of Assessment Leading to a State of Science, Tailored Intervention Michael W. Parker, LTCR, DSW, BCD, LCSW Assistant Professor John A. Hartford Geriatric Scholar School of Social Work University of Alabama
February	23	Aging Parental Caregivers of Adult Children with Serious Mental Illness Allan V. Kaufman, Ph.D. Professor School of Social Work University of Alabama
March	8	Caregivers of Older Clients with Severe Mental Illness: Burdens, Rewards, and Service Needs Gordon MacNeil, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Social Work University of Alabama Sherry Cummings, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Social Work University of Tennessee at Nashville
March	22	Behavioral Activation as a Treatment for Geriatric Depression Forrest Scogin, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences University of Alabama Presented by: Adriana Coates, Graduate Student
April	12	The Impact of Action Errors on Quality of Life in Persons with Dementia Beth L. Macauley, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Communicative Disorders College of Arts and Sciences University of Alabama
April	26	Survival to Very Old Age: Lessons Learned from the Georgia Centenarian Study Leonard W. Poon, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Faculty of Gerontology Director, Gerontology Center University of Georgia
May	3	Palliative and Existentially Augmented Care at the End-of-Life (PEACE): Examining the Role of Legacy Activities on Caregiver and Care Recipient Distress Rebecca S. Allen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences University of Alabama
September	16	Research on Gerontological Assessment Revisited: A Personal Odyssey 1966 – 2004 Barbara Berkman, DSW Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health School of Social Work Columbia University National Director, Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program (Co-Sponsored by CMHA and School of Social Work) Note Date Change: Thursday
September	30	Recent Advances in Family Caregiver Intervention Research William E. Haley, Ph.D. Professor and Director, School of Aging Studies University of South Florida Note Date Change: Thursday	Presentation
October	11	Emerging Issues of Custodial Grandparents in Rural Settings Martha R. Crowther, Ph.D., MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior University of Alabama at Birmingham	Presentation
October	25	Care Alternatives in Prison Systems Rebecca S. Allen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Laura L. Phillips, M.A Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences University of Alabama Note Location Change: 101 Little Hall
November	5	Subject Recruitment Issues in African Americans Keith Whitfield, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Pennsylvania State University	Presentation
December	6	Managing Behavioral Symptoms in Persons with Dementia Cornelia Beck, Ph.D. Director of Research Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence University of Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging