Diversity of AgeingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The Students
• are able to use multidisciplinary gerontological data
• identify ageing as a separate phase of life
• can explain the starting points of agency
• are able to describe the resources of the older people
• can describe inclusion and its importance to an old person
• are able to act in accordance with the ethical principles of elderly care
• are able to explain the importance of meeting skills as a key starting point for customer work
• identify, for example, the effects of memory disorder on interaction
• can explain the competence produced by the degree programme

Content

• key aspects of gerontology and developmental psychology
• holistic image and perception of the older people
• key theories of ageing, such as agency
• the resources and inclusion of older people;
• ethical action of the Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, responsibility and a growing professional proficiency in elderly care
• the starting points for meeting a memory impaired client

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Further information

- the course includes an adopt-an-old-person program 1 ECTS