Assessment of Decisional Capacity
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1:00-3:00 PM PST
Location: Virtual
Description: Join Nirmala Dhar, LCSW, ACSW - Older Adult Behavioral Health Lead Strategist and OABHI Project Director - for an in-depth exploration of decisional capacity. This training will clarify what capacity is (and is not), how it differs from competence, and why assessing it is essential in person-centered care. Attendees will learn how to recognize individuals at risk for impaired decision-making, understand ethical tensions between autonomy and protection, and apply practical frameworks to evaluate capacity across various domains. 2 NASW CEUs pending.
Cost: Free!
Older Adult Peer Funded Programs: Driving Innovations in Workforce solutions and access to care
Date/Time: December 3, 2025. 9:00-10:30 am PST
Location: Virtual
Description: On this panel, Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialists will share the lessons learned from Multnomah County’s Older Adult Peer Program, in particular the differences in length and style of engagement needed, to provide a successful goal-directed peer experience for community members.
Participants will be able to explain the usefulness of screening tools such as the SBIRT, and UCLA Loneliness Scale in identifying areas of risk as well as providing an opportunity for health education and problem solving.
Presenters:
Laurel Wonder MSW, QMHP
Chris Eilers, MA, LPC
Lacey Plasker, BSW, QMHA
Cost: Free!
Quality Care: Supporting Older Adults with Anxiety
Date/Time: Thursday, December 4th 2025. 2:00-3:30pm PST
Location: Virtual
Description: This webinar explores how anxiety presents in older adults & the health risks associated with delayed or missed treatment. Join to learn about practical, evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & how to support older adults with anxiety through social connection, resilience & other protective strategies.
Objectives:
Explore how anxiety presents in older adults
Recognize signs and symptoms in the people you care for
Understand evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Foster resilience, purpose, and social connection
1.5 CEUs available
Cost: Free
ECHO Adult Mental Health II
Date/Time: January 8 - March 26, 2026 Thursday 7:30-8:30 am Pacific
Location: Virtual
Description: This 12-session ECHO program will build capacity of primary care clinicians and clinical team members to effectively manage mental health conditions in adults. Topics will include personality disorders, schizophrenia and psychosis, transgender mental health, somatic symptom disorder, adult ADHD.
Cost: Free!
ECHO: Palliative Care in Primary Care
Date/Time: January 7 - March 26, 2026, Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 PM Pacific
Location: Virtual
Description: This 12-session ECHO series will increase the capacity of primary care clinicians and community care teams to provide primary palliative care services.
Cost: Free!
ECHO: Alzheimer's and Beyond: Advancing Dementia Care
Date/Time: January 16 - March 20, 2026 Fridays, 7:30-8:30 am Pacific
Location: Virtual
Description: This 10-session ECHO program will help primary care teams provide initial evaluation and management for patients with less-common dementias and integrate dementia care into comprehensive disease management.
Cost: Free!
ECHO: Foundations of Substance Use Disorder Care II
Date/Time: January 7 - April 1, 2026, Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific
Location: Virtual
Description: This 12-session ECHO introduces a systems perspective to providing SUD care within primary care clinics and covers more advanced topics in addiction treatment.
Cost: Free!