GERO: Developing Gerontology Professional

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Course Description

10-544-208 GERO: DEVELOPING THE GERONTOLOGY PROFESSIONAL ...exploration of effective communication styles and interview techniques for developing rapport and relationships with aging populations. Other topics include ethics and boundaries, self-determination, case plan development and implementation, documentation skills, research and grant funding, and compassion fatigue. (Prerequisites: 10-544-207, GERO: Legal & Ethical Issues Aging; 10-544-210, GERO: Generations and Diversity in Aging)

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Spring

Most 冈本视频 classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

Apply the concepts involved in the helping process
Explain how the problem-management model may be applied to professional practice in gerontology
Adhere to professional boundaries
Demonstrate effective relationship building skills and communication strategies to be used with older adults
Exhibit support for the concepts of elder autonomy, consumer-directed care, and self-determination
Demonstrate job seeking skills
Document explorations of career fields within gerontology
Perform accurate documentation
Assess the needs of older adults
Formulate a case plan based upon the assessed needs of older adults
Apply evidence-based research as it relates to gerontology
Outline the essential components to securing grant funds
Employ strategies to prevent empathy fatigue

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Date:: 03/26/2025 - 05/20/2025
Delivery:: Online
Term:: Spring 2025
Session:: 8W2

Online

3/26/2025 - 5/20/2025

$496.55

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