Training Video Downloads

Many of CCERAP’s training meetings are recorded and posted on our web site.  These trainings qualify for Continuing Education Units (CLE) for long-term care ombudsmen and social workers.   Each training video has supporting information available to download.

Format of the videos is mp4.  Many of these are large and may take some time to download. 

To play video you may either:
  • click on the article title, click on download link, a new window will appear and the video will begin shortly after or;
  • to download to view later, click on the article title, right-click on download link, choose "save link as", then choose location to save

Transforming the Culture of Aging: Self-Directed Living in all Settings

Self-directed living, person-centered care, culture change...
These are terms used to define a dynamic movement that is taking place in how we relate to and care for older people, whether the care takes place in one’s own home or in a long-term care setting.

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Intimate Partner Abuse in Later Life

Three jurisdictions in Colorado received grant funds from the Office on Violence Against Women to address elder abuse.  Speakers from each jurisdiction discuss their grant project and how they have addressed the unique challenges of providing services to victims of intimate partner abuse in later life.

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CCERAP DV Elderly Victims 2012 PowerPoint

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Why Are You Not Like Me? The Generational Gap in the Workplace

A challenge for professionals working with older adults and their families is trying to manage and communicate in a multigenerational workplace.  Today’s workplace is more complicated than ever with as many as five generations working together.  Kerry Mitchell, M.A.,  Lead Faculty, Regis University, discusses the differences among generations, their work styles, and how effective communication can reduce cross-generational conflict.

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Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic

Substance abuse among older adults is one of the fastest growing health problems facing the country.  Beverly Gmerek of Peer Assistance Services, Inc. discusses the dangers associated with prescription drugs and other medications: effects due to age-related changes in metabolism, interaction among drugs and alcohol and how to find appropriate treatment.

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Looking at Competency in Older Adults: Clinical and Legal Perspectives

Manfred Diehl, Ph.D., Professor, Colorado State University; John Crumblin, Ph.D, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; and M. Carl Glatstein, Elder Law Attorney, Denver, discuss what families and individuals can do to prepare for cognitive decline in a loved one including understanding the kinds of evaluations necessary when competency is an issue.

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Reaching Out: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults

Vickie Rodgers and Teresa Legault of Senior Reach talk about how to reach isolated, frail adults who may need mental health and care management services.  Senior Reach is a model program that provides an innovative way for communities and local service agencies to work together to provide care management or mental health services.

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YOU and the New Uniform Power of Attorney Law-Part I & Part II

Part I: The New Law and Colorado
Part II: Implications of the UPOA (Questions and Answers)

Mary Catherine Rabbit, The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People; Tom Rodriguez, Elder Law Attorney; Scott Storey, District Attorney, 1st Judicial District; Dave Bernhart, Adult Protection Attorney for Denver; and Theresa Bradbury, Investigator, Colorado Attorney General’s Office share their perspectives on Colorado’s Uniform Power of Attorney Law which took effect in January, 2010.  The new law provides important new safeguards and avenues of prosecution.

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Responding To People With Dementia

This training was designed for law enforcement officers and other first responders as well as attorneys, APS and Long-Term Care Ombudsmen who are called upon to assist people with dementia in stressful situations.  Presenters are Amelia Schafer and Alida Loinas, Colorado Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association.

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