Advocacy For Seniors

In this module, students learn about a role, poorly understood and little practiced. Advocacy, at various levels and in various circumstances, is explored and exemplified. Students learn the difference between advocacy and activism, and are made aware how different...

Aging And Society

This module gives an understanding of the age-related and social interaction changes experienced by boomers and seniors. The roots of how cohort-effects can modify the value orientations, beliefs, attitudes, fears and behaviours of 50 + individuals are explained....

Alzheimers Disease

Students learn to distinguish forgetfulness from dementia. They are instructed on how family dynamics change when a member is dealing with cognitive impairment, memory loss and the other manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease. They learn the health, social and...

Care Giving

This module provides extensive information on these pervasive roles and functions which affect so many families, economically and psycho-emotionally. Topics discussed include the nature and duration of ‘The Care Years’; the impact on care-giving on family...