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Working With Older Adults in Non-Gerontology Settings: Field Instructor Seminar

The Working With Older Adults in Non-Gerontology Settings: Field Instructor Seminar (PPT)  with teaching notes  informs field instructors of curriculum innovations related to working with older adults in non-gerontology settings for health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment for advanced-year MSW students in non-gerontology courses.

Learning Objectives

  • Increase awareness, understanding, and knowledge of developing field assignments for working with older adults
  • Address demographics: Long Island, NY population profile
  • Address older adults and mental health, substance abuse/misuse, health, co-morbidity, ADLs with aging population, and health care utilization.

Competencies

Examples of competency areas gained through this module include: cultural competency, practice, perspectives of theories, assessment, planning, interventions, and social welfare policy and administration. The focus is on connecting classroom knowledge with field assignments with examples for health, mental health, and substance abuse.