Meanings of Menopause: Cultural Considerations

Online

5 Hours

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As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE 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 under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this intermediate to advanced course will receive 5 Clinical continuing education clock hours.

Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide social workers, counselors, and healthcare providers with an understanding of the multifaceted attitudes toward aging, sexuality, and gender roles so they may provide culturally competent and sensitive interventions targeted to the unique psychosocial issues confronted by menopausal women.

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Define terms related to the psychosocial construction of meanings of menopause.
Discuss the historical evolution of how menopause has been constructed and defined.
Identify societal beliefs about women and aging, life transitions, menopause, social and cultural roles, body image, and sexuality and reproduction.
Analyze different models of explaining and defining menopause.
Discuss the role of culture, race, and ethnicity in women’s experiences with and attitudes toward menopause.
Identify clinical and practice implications in working with women who are going through menopause.

About the Author/Presenter
Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correctional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Nursing, Physician, Psychology, Social Work

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us

Meanings of Menopause: Cultural Considerations

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Define terms related to the psychosocial construction of meanings of menopause.
Discuss the historical evolution of how menopause has been constructed and defined.
Identify societal beliefs about women and aging, life transitions, menopause, social and cultural roles, body image, and sexuality and reproduction.
Analyze different models of explaining and defining menopause.
Discuss the role of culture, race, and ethnicity in women’s experiences with and attitudes toward menopause.
Identify clinical and practice implications in working with women who are going through menopause.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us