Understanding Loneliness in Later Life

Alone vs. Lonely: Loneliness, Self-Acceptance, and Human Connection

Loneliness has become one of the most significant public health concerns affecting adults across the lifespan.

Join us as Dr. Daniel Burow, clinical director at Sailor Health leads a discussion that examines loneliness as an internal psychological experience influenced by self-concept, shame, belonging, self-acceptance, and emotional maturity. Participants will learn practical strategies to help clients strengthen self-acceptance and develop healthier interpersonal relationships.

Learning Objectives

1. Differentiate between objective social isolation and subjective loneliness.
2. Describe how self-acceptance, shame, belonging, and self-forgiveness contribute to chronic loneliness.
3. Engage in exercises that promote emotional maturity and healthier relationships.

CE Credit for social workers

Inspired Memory Care, provider #1756, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Inspired Memory Care maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period:11/19/24-11/19/27. Social workers participating in this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

This live, real-time interactive webinar has been designated as Maryland Category I continuing education.