Beyond Fall Prevention: Ethical Risk Assessment and Discharge Planning for Older Adults 10/1/26
Date/Time
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: IN PERSON
Cost: $39.99 FREE!
Credits: 2 CE Credits
Pennsylvania licensees regulated by the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors, an ASWB-ACE approved course is accepted for continuing education. For Pennsylvania nurses, a course offered through a California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)–approved continuing education provider can count toward Pennsylvania RN continuing-education hours. WATCH PARTY NOTE: At the end of the training, you will log into your CEU Creations account and complete your evaluation and attestation of attendance to receive your certificate. This needs to be completed within 24 hours of the end of the training. It is recommended to bring your own device to the training if you would like to complete this while at the watch party.
Presenter(s)
SPONSORED BY:
CEU Creations presents:
Beyond Fall Prevention: Ethical Risk Assessment and Discharge Planning for Older Adults 10/1/26
FEATURING:
- Ethical strategies for balancing fall risk, autonomy, and client safety
- Discharge-planning tools that support safe, person-centered care transitions
EVENT INFO:
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION:
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem Campus
Alumni Hall, Room 130 A-D
Directions:
Please enter 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020 into your GPS.
Use the North Entrance off Green Pond Road.
Alumni Hall is located in the Gates Center.
Free parking is available adjacent to the building.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 2 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 2 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 2 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 2 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 2 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – This course is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 2 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – 2 CE Contact hours
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Counseling Skill Group:
N/A
OVERVIEW:
Falls among older adults are often treated as a simple safety issue, but for social workers, case managers, and discharge planners, fall risk frequently reflects more complex psychosocial, ethical, environmental, and systems-level concerns. This training explores fall prevention within the broader context of safe transitions of care, aging in place, client self-determination, caregiver capacity, and interdisciplinary discharge planning. Participants will examine how to assess fall-related risk without reducing clients to safety concerns alone, how to respond when clients refuse recommended services, and how to support ethical, person-centered planning that balances autonomy, protection, and professional responsibility.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Identify psychosocial, environmental, and care transition factors that contribute to fall-related risk among older adults.
2. Analyze ethical tensions that arise when client self-determination conflicts with safety recommendations.
3. Apply case management and discharge-planning strategies that support risk reduction, interdisciplinary collaboration, and person-centered care.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
5:45 p.m. Dinner Buffet Opens
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Educational Program. Dinner will remain available during the program.
*ATTENDEES MUST BRING THEIR OWN DEVICE TO THE TRAINING. YOU WILL JOIN THE EVENT THROUGH YOUR CEU CREATIONS ACCOUNT; THIS IS HOW YOUR ATTENDANCE WILL BE TRACKED FOR BOARD COMPLIANCE AND TO ISSUE YOUR CERTIFICATE.*
PRESENTER BIO:
Dr. English is an Associate Professor of Social Work and the faculty advisor for the Gerontology Minor Program at Winthrop University. She is a Certified Gerontology Professional and Association for Gerontology in Social Work Fellow, and has presented her research at local, national, and international venues, including at the University of Bath and the University of Iceland, as well as in South Africa and New Zealand. She serves as the National Association for Social Work - South Carolina (NASW-SC) representative to the Alzheimer’s Advisory Board for the South Carolina Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging and was recognized by the NASW-SC as the Social Work Educator of the Year for 2022. Dr. English is the faculty representative for Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society and serves as president of Winthrop’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
Dr. English studies the power of non-familial relationships among staff and residents of institutional settings. Dr. English also explores how simple mindfulness practices can enhance mental health and well-being, and was selected as Winthrop University’s Thompson Scholar for the academic year 2023-2024, creating a student-focused mindfulness program. She is passionate about utilizing the arts and mindfulness practices to enhance the lives of older persons and those who love them.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 2 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 2 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 2 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 2 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This event is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
NURSES: 2 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
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