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Kim Bennett Murray is the director of social work at Harbor House, a Bane Care skilled nursing and rehab facility in Hingham, Massachusetts. Prior to that, she served as the director of clinical and client services at the Visiting Angels of the South Shore, a private duty home care agency, for 17 years. Receiving her degree from Gordon College in 1990, she has been a licensed social worker in Massachusetts since 1992. Kim has been providing geriatric services in Boston and the metro South Shore area for the past 30 years. Her extensive experience includes elder protective services and case management in area Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs). She has served as a rehab social worker at skilled nursing facilities and hospital-based rehabilitation services. She also maintains a private geriatric care management practice. She is expert at complex discharge planning, home-based care, and geriatric care management. She is a presenter at national and regional conferences and has been a MedBridge instructor since 2018.
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Browse Course CatalogAssessment of Mood and Behavioral Disorders in Home Care
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW and Nate Murray, MSSW, LICSW
Assessment of Mood and Behavioral Disorders in Home Care
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Video Runtime: 34 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 21 Minutes
This course provides home care clinicians information about the differences in mood disorders and how to identify patients who are at risk. Participants will learn how to incorporate standard diagnostic tools and enhance their skills so that they can better help patients struggling with depression and anxiety.
This course provides home care clinicians information about the differences in mood disorders and how to identify patients who are at risk. Participants will learn how to incorporate standard diagnostic tools and enhance their skills so that they can better help patients struggling with depression and anxiety.
Assessment and Symptoms of Home Care Patients With Depression
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW and Nate Murray, MSSW, LICSW
Assessment and Symptoms of Home Care Patients With Depression
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Video Runtime: 19 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 21 Minutes
This course will help the home care clinician identify signs of depression in a patient's environment and in their physical and emotional responses to life stresses. It will give diagnostic strategies so the clinician is prepared to learn more about how someone is coping and provide resources so people can get the critical help they need.
This course will help the home care clinician identify signs of depression in a patient's environment and in their physical and emotional responses to life stresses. It will give diagnostic strategies so the clinician is prepared to learn more about how someone is coping and provide resources so people can get the critical help they need.
Substance Use Disorder in Home Care and Hospice
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW and Nate Murray, MSSW, LICSW
Substance Use Disorder in Home Care and Hospice
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Video Runtime: 30 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 21 Minutes
Clinicians who provide services in the home setting frequently encounter clients and patients who present with substance use and alcohol use disorders that can interfere with care and reduce positive outcomes. This presentation will assist students in developing a fuller understanding of the prevalence of substance use disorders in home care and hospice. It will cover how to implement diagnostic scales for diagnosis, address opiate abuse in pain management, and identify intervention strategies. This course is applicable to nurses, social workers, and other home-based clinicians.
Clinicians who provide services in the home setting frequently encounter clients and patients who present with substance use and alcohol use disorders that can interfere with care and reduce positive outcomes. This presentation will assist students in developing a fuller understanding of the prevalence of substance use disorders in home care and hospice. It will cover how to implement diagnostic scales for diagnosis, address opiate abuse in pain management, and identify intervention strategies. This course is applicable to nurses, social workers, and other home-based clinicians.
Suicide: Assessment of Risk and Prevention
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW and Nate Murray, MSSW, LICSW
Suicide: Assessment of Risk and Prevention
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Video Runtime: 30 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 16 Minutes
This introductory course presents issues in the assessment and prevention of self-harm in the home care and hospice setting. Determining the seriousness of ideation and when to intervene are of critical importance. Accessing standardized scales can assist with this determination. Sensitivity to issues of mortality and wishes to escape suffering in the elderly and patients with life-limiting illness is imperative for clinicians. This audience is presumed to have intermediate or advanced training in home care/hospice.
This introductory course presents issues in the assessment and prevention of self-harm in the home care and hospice setting. Determining the seriousness of ideation and when to intervene are of critical importance. Accessing standardized scales can assist with this determination. Sensitivity to issues of mortality and wishes to escape suffering in the elderly and patients with life-limiting illness is imperative for clinicians. This audience is presumed to have intermediate or advanced training in home care/hospice.
Interdisciplinary Professional Teamwork for Better Outcomes
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW
Interdisciplinary Professional Teamwork for Better Outcomes
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Effectively partnering with non-medical, private duty home care, and other community organizations and resources can help insurance-based health care organizations reduce hospital readmissions. Opportunities for coordinated care and improved communication can provide patients with additional resources that can ease the patient and their family's burden, while making care transitions successful.
Thinking Outside of the Box for Recruitment and Retention
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW
Thinking Outside of the Box for Recruitment and Retention
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One major challenge that home care and hospice administrators face is hiring the right staff to meet the needs of clients and patients while planning for future growth. Once good hiring decisions are made, how do you keep good team members? This course will provide ideas for bringing qualified team members to you, retaining them, and helping to decrease the "revolving door" of high staff turnover.
Customer-Centered Home Care: Everyone has a Role
Presented by Kim Bennett Murray, LSW
Customer-Centered Home Care: Everyone has a Role
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Home care organizations need to determine what their mission is and know how to ensure that employees at all levels understand the mission and carry it out. Regardless of role or title, every employee has a responsibility to create an effective and positive customer experience.
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