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Community based education and training

Below is a list of educational programs offered by Kelsey Loushin.

For event booking and pricing, please contact Kelsey Loushin directly.

Phone: 440-212-4987 or 440-994-0017

Email: kdloushin@yahoo.com

Great presentation as always. Kelsey made 3 hours seem like 20 minutes! Karen K.

Reconcilable Differences: Learning when to mend or end a relationship

Personal and professional relationships create challenges for us everyday. Ineffective coping skills result in anger, resentment and conflict that can significantly impact other areas of life. This workshop will explore the evolutionary aspects, which can cause relationship damage both personally and professionally and discuss the impacts broken relationships have on various areas of our lives. Participants will learn developmental aspects of relationships and explore how to assess if a relationship can be restored or if ending is the appropriate option.

Dealing with Difficult and High Maintenance People
Difficult people can be disruptive in our lives. Learning how to effectively cope with difficult people takes skill and stamina. This workshop identifies common characteristics of difficult people and identifies the importance high maintenance people can have in our lives. Participants will gain insight into the cause of difficult and high maintenance people and how to develop skillful strategies and techniques for effective coping and management. Workshop participants will feel more confidant and self assured when dealing with difficult people in their lives and within their work related roles.

Understanding Obesity: Helping Clients Improve Their Health

It is never too late to introduce healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle to promote a healthier life for our patients, their family members and their caregivers. As healthcare professionals we are skilled in teaching our patients new strategies they may not yet know to improve their overall health. Healthcare professionals are also not immune to the ravages of obesity. Our professional choices are often sedentary in addition to choosing food that is quickly available yet not healthy. Understanding the impact obesity has on our physical and mental health is critical to communicate to our patients, their family members and caregivers to reduce the risk of chronic illness which creating more demands on our patients and the healthcare system. This workshop will thoroughly explore the impact poor eating and poor lifestyle choices have on our patients and will teach simple strategies to introduce to patients/families and caregivers.

Retirement Readiness: Retire or Rewire?
Most agree the 3rd phase of life should be the reward for major life challenges we have completed. Our accomplishments should be rewarded by sitting back and kicking up our heels. In spite of this theory the unprepared commonly become unfulfilled, returning to the workforce feeling disappointed and bored. In this workshop we will explore the key components for a fulfilling, rewarding 3rd stage of life. Design and process retirement strategies for leisure, recreation, housing, socialization, spirituality, volunteerism, and yes, even explore a new career!

Substance Abuse and Dependence in the Elderly
Family, caregivers and professionals in the field of aging frequently ignore the issue of substance abuse and dependence. Common misconceptions and stereotypes unfortunately prevent the elderly from locating care for the disease of addiction. Elderly adults commonly misuse and combine medications, resulting in abuse and/or dependency. Through education and preventative measures, precautions can be taken to reduce the onset of abuse and subsequently the treatment for dependence. This workshop will highlight warning signs, diagnostic criteria for abuse and dependency, dangers of medication overuse, identify medications commonly misused, explore obstacles to recovery a nd identify resources for care.
The Growing Needs of the Elderly: Improving Treatment Outcome

The Eldercare maze continues to expand and diversify. Understanding the process of navigating through the countless programs, services and products can appear overwhelming even to seasoned professionals in the field of aging. In addition, new medical advancements, treatments and research are critical to better prepare the patient, caregivers and their family members about options for long-term care. Participants in this workshop will learn new resources, services, trends and medical advancements for to improve treatment outcomes for their elderly patients.

Balancing Work and Care-giving: Effective Management of the Sandwich Generation

This workshop will assist healthcare professionals understand roles and issues of care giving, to help facilitate better communication with patients and their families. Stress management strategies will be presented for balancing work, care-giving and other life responsibilities. You will be introduced to options and resources in the community and the workplace, to help effectively manage care-giving roles.