GERIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

Course Description

The course is designed to incorporate the theories and practice skills needed for effective social work with older adults with major physical and mental health concerns and the older adults’ families. The course will stress on the understanding of the process of aging, of the nature and course of chronic illnesses and mental health problems, including cognitive declines, utilization of interdisciplinary (multidimensional) geriatric assessment tools, and evidence-based intervention models and processes. Considering the issues of developmental processes, overcoming stigma, use of self, therapeutic bias, and cultural and ethical dilemmas with this population will also be studied. Emphasis will be placed on older adults at risk due to poverty, lack of informal social support, disability, and discrimination based on race/ethnicity and religious affiliation.

GERIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 Defines the needed knowledge and skills in social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
2. 02 Identify the the types of reports
3. 03 Defines the meaning of official correspondence
4. 04 Identifies the main criterias of social work recording and reporting
5. 05 Compares the difference between reporting and professional reporting and recording
6. 06 Judges professional values such as ethics and confidentiality for reporting and record keeping

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 McInnis-Dittrich, Kathleen. Social Work with Older Adults.5th ed. Pearson 2020

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Awareness of older people's experiences and perceptions of later life
2. L02 Ability to recall the historical context of working with older people
3. L03 Ability to identify the nature and importance of stages of planning, implementing and reviewing services
4. L04 Valuation of the relevance of person-centred and holistic assessment and intervention
5. L05 Ability to explain values and value conflicts in social work with older people

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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