PCTI Webinar TODAY (Nov. 17) at 1 p.m.
Person-Centered Trauma-Informed (PCTI) care acknowledges that trauma survivors have distinct and extraordinary needs and that the delivery of healthcare services they receive must include an understanding of these needs to avoid retraumatization.
To register for the webinar, taking place at 1 this afternoon, click here.
Speakers are Alyssa Reiner, Clinical Social Worker, Jewish Family Service of Central Jersey, and Deborah Rokhsar Rosen, Community Planning Coordinator, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.
Topics covered will include how healthcare providers can best approach treatment of an older person with a history of trauma to avoid triggering that patient, and how a patient who may fear the stigma associated with their trauma history, or not see the impact trauma has on their health, can relay their history without being retraumatized
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Aging Insights TV Episode 122- Medicare Open Enrollment: Facts & Scams
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Project Director Charles Clarkson, Esq., joins host Cathy Rowe, DrPH, to caution viewers about the importance of reviewing Medicare options during Medicare Open Enrollment on this new episode of Aging Insights TV. He also warns about scams.
Clarkson, a volunteer counselor for NJ's State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). SHIP provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with or questions about their health insurance. SHIP is a statewide program administered by the New Jersey Department of Human Services with financial assistance through a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living.
Please note that the Medicare Open Enrolment period ends Dec. 7.
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An NJAAW feature: #agewellnj
NJAAW wants to know: What are you doing to ensure you are aging well?
Linda B. from East Windsor wrote to tell us that she works out at the Y four or five times each week. Go, Linda!
Is there something you are doing now or are planning to do for your physical health, financial security or recreational enjoyment? Click here and tell us your strategies/plans for aging well so we can share your inspiration with others.
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The last Age-friendly Domain:
Social Participation
This final petal of the domains of age-friendliness, social participation, really sums up the overarching goal – to be an active member of one’s community.
Regardless of a person’s age, connecting to others is of utmost importance. As we have watched under COVID, social isolation affects people differently. Some people were able to connect online or through different channels and actively participate. Many, especially those who are not tech-savvy, were not.
That is not to say that being alone is the same as loneliness. People have different comfort levels of being alone and of being with others – and the COVID restrictions will have lasting impacts on our concepts of socializing or getting together with people.
But loneliness can be as physically debilitating as having a chronic illness or disease and have a negative impact on one’s health.
Loneliness and isolation can be countered with having opportunities to socialize and the availability of accessible, affordable and fun social activities. This statement seems simple, but behind it is all the domains we discussed:
- Health and support services so that people can actively participate
- Appropriate housing so they can live in the community they choose
- The ability and opportunity to work/volunteer/participate in civic life
- Having reliable information and communications
- Welcoming outdoor and public spaces to connect with others
- Transportation to get to all of these
- Respect and inclusion once they arrive
Now that we have covered the 8 elements, think of how they fit into your work, community and life. Sounds like the kind of place we all want to live in – so let's start building it together.
If you missed any of our previous coverage on age-friendly domains,
you can read past issues of NJAAW News and Resources here!
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Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Learning Center
The Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC) has formed a partnership with the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) to provide unlimited complimentary access to the ATIA Learning Center for NJ residents and those who work for NJ agencies.
Assistive technology (AT) is defined as “any item, piece of equipment, software program or product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.”
The Learning Center provides access to an array of recorded learning sessions focusing on all aspects of assistive technology.
To learn more about the ATIA Learning Center, click here.
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National Family Caregiver Awareness Month
November is National Family Caregiver (NFC) Awareness Month. President Bill Clinton signed the first NFC Month Presidential Proclamation in 1997 and every president since has issued an annual proclamation recognizing and honoring family caregivers in November.
In September, the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Act Family Caregiving Advisory Council delivered its initial report to Congress, which included a comprehensive review of the current state of family caregiving.
The report also offered recommendations for how the federal government, states and communities – in partnership with the private sector – can better Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage family caregivers.
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Self Care for Caregivers
Join JFSCNJ and Trinitas Regional Medical via Zoom to learn how to take care of yourself while caring for others, using DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills.
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