Ageing Wisely program

Learn how to deliver the program to older adults

Ageing Wisely is a suite of psychological treatment programs that teach older adults living in the community cognitive behavioural therapy skills to manage anxiety and depression.

This program teaches older adults how to manage these feelings by learning to change the way they think, and the behaviours that maintain low mood and anxiety. It can be implemented by mental health professionals with individual clients, in small groups, or with brief support calls to support use of the online version or work-at-home workbook.

Ageing Wisely has:

• been shown to significantly reduce both depression and anxiety
• been shown to produce long lasting effects
• been demonstrated to be effective in international trials
• addressed a gap as the only manualised program available for addressing comorbid depression and anxiety in older adults.

Each client requires a workbook or login for the internet version to use during the program. Purchase our program materials online.

Download our brochure to learn more about Ageing Wisely and its research background.

The eTraining course takes approximately six hours to complete and may contribute to continuing professional development hours for health and education professionals. Check eligibility with your professional bodies.

The current cost of the Ageing Wisely eTraining is $295 including:

• a copy of the therapist manual
• either the individual or group workbook.

Upon successful completion of the final quiz, you will receive a certificate of achievement.

For more information, contact ehc.training@mq.edu.au.

Ageing Wisely: Advancing older adult mental health care

Ageing Wisely: Advancing older adult mental health care explores clinician's perspectives on treating anxiety and depression in older adults, offering valuable insights into improving mental health care to enhance quality of life and support healthy ageing.

The documentary sheds light on the unique challenges faced by older adults in managing mental health and addresses common misconceptions about mental health in older adults.

This video is the second documentary in an exciting collaboration between the Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Research Centre and the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Literature and Language (MCCALL) at Macquarie University.