Isolation and Aging: Becoming a Lighthouse for Your Clients, Patients and Their Families presented by Stephanie Goldstein BSW, LBSW. Are social isolation and loneliness the same? Was loneliness inevitable when social distancing occurred during the past few years? These are important questions to consider as we move past the disruption of the pandemic and Covid-19 policies. Isolation for older adults and their family caregivers involves more than just loneliness—the literature suggests it’s downright dangerous for their health. Isolation doesn’t just negatively impact physical and mental health but also increases the risk that an older patient will be financially exploited or suffer other abuse. This interactive session will show you how to identify isolation and re-engage older adults who are experiencing its negative impact.Jenerations Health Education, #1494, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Jenerations Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/26/2024-01/26/2027. Social Workers completing this course receive 3 General Social Work continuing education credit. For full CE information and to register, please visit: http://jenerations.ce21.com/item/isolation-aging-lighthouse-clients-patients-families-126126