Elderly persons The presentation will include: Identifying the Special Population: Identify the population and describe who makes up this population. Include statistics on the prevalence of this population in Northern Illinois. Barriers to Receiving Treatment: Describe any special issues for this population when receiving mental or physical health services. Discuss any issues of stigma or prejudice within or toward this population when receiving healthcare services. Include any laws or policies that may negatively affect the provision of services. Strengths: Describe the strengths of this population. Include any laws or policies that may positively affect the provision of services. Ethical Issues: Identify at least one relevant ethical issue and/or ethical dilemma that may arise when working with this population. Proposed Interventions: Identify any specific types of interventions that may be helpful for this population, or specific ways to engage this population that may be beneficial. This may be a certain theory or technique, or it may include identifying ways to change treatment to assist clients in feeling more comfortable with interventions