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Apr 18, 2024
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SW 3233 - Counseling Older Adults
Focuses on basic counseling, communication, and intervention skills needed by persons working with aged. Problems specific to later years discussed. Field work component provides opportunity for interaction with older adults.
Requisites: PSY 1010 and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Be able to list the 9 steps in the problem-solving model and demonstrate ability to utilize this problem-solving model.
- Become familiar with a range of literature and journals on aging.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct and analyze interviews with an older adult.
- Demonstrate the ability to suggest appropriate interventions to assist in transitions.
- Develop a broad and general overview of significant topics and potentially stressful situations common in later life: Normal aging and value dilemmas; physical changes; retirement and housing options; death, dying & grief; depression.
- Develop skills in communicating effectively with older adults.
- Understand characteristics and special needs of culturally/ethnically diverse elderly.
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