Ithaca College Gerontology Institute with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center presents "Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) Overview" on Tuesday, September 30, from 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the Country Inn and Suites, 1100 Danby Road. This workshop is free for IC students, faculty, and staff, but registration is required. Visit ithaca.edu/agingworkshops to register and for more information.
Presenter: Ellen Herner, PEARLS Coordinator/Facilitator, Cattaraugus County Office for the Aging.
The Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) is an evidence-based, community-based treatment program to reduce minor depression in physically impaired and socially isolated older people. PEARLS is an empowering, skill-building approach that utilizes methods of problem solving treatment, social and physical activation, and increased pleasant events. In addition to providing an overview of the PEARLS program, Ms. Herner will highlight how the program started in Cattaraugus County and why the program is so successful in rural areas.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Teri Reinemann at treinemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1607. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20140806151240888