National Institute of Psychology has organized 2-day training workshop “Uplifting Mental Health of Elderly” in collaboration with IOM as part of a project “Uplifting Mental Health of Vulnerable Segments of Population”.Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad, Professor of Neuroscience and Translational Clinical Researcher Sydney, Australia was the resource person.Participants were professional health care providers including doctors and nurses, mental health professionals (counselors, therapists and social workers)rendering their services in public andprivate sector organizations of Pakistan.Prof. Dr. Rubina Hanif, Director NIPbriefed the participants about core objectives and functioning of NIP andalso shared major layout of the project and its broader utility in context of healthcare provision. There were six technical sessions spanned in two days activities focusing on orienting the participants about major mental health challenges faced by elderly individuals in our society, as well as cognitive decline and neurological deficit which are predominantly part of process of aging.
In lieu to it the further deliberations emphasized identification of trauma, violence and abuse among elderly. In addition, participants were equipped with pragmatic learning of screening and diagnostic tools for elderly, intervention, strategies and therapeutic skills that can be used with elderly.
