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Social Work with Older Adults

SW694

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: SW 521 and SW 560
Faculty Approval Date: 09/03/2014

Course Description

This methods course focuses on intervention with older people at micro and macro levels. The course will build upon foundation coursework theory about human development, personality, and social environment. This content will be integrated with intervention strategies directed toward aging adults, including evidence based interventions and practices. Major areas to be discussed are: coping with age-related changes, caregiving demands, advance directives, guardianship, managed care, elder abuse, case management and advocacy. An emphasis will be placed on addressing participation within the diverse dimensions: including ability, age, class, color, culture, ethnicity, family structure, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion or spirituality, sex, and sexual orientation.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify the common barriers in serving the needs of older people from an interpersonal, environmental and social perspective, and recognize that these problems can be addressed using all levels of social work intervention. (Practice Behaviors 10.a.IP, 10.a.CO, 10.a.SPE, 10.a.MHS, 10.b.IP, 10.b.CO, 10.b.SPE, 10.b.MHS, 10.c.IP, 10.c.CO, 10.c.SPE, 10.c.MHS)
2. Plan intervention strategies in micro and macro practice that are of particular importance for aging adults of various diversity dimensions. (Practice Behaviors 10.c.IP, 10.c.CO, 10.c.SPE, 10.c.MHS)
3. Plan various intervention strategies that promote prevention of health and functional problems and rehabilitation among older people.
4. Plan and conduct an intervention strategy with aging adults in micro and macro practice. (Practice Behaviors 10.c.IP, 10.c.CO, 10.c.SPE, 10.c.MHS, 10.d.IP, 10.d.CO, 10.d.SPE, 10.d.MHS)
5. Incorporate social work values and ethical principles related to social work with older people. (Practice Behaviors 2.CO, 2.IP, 2.MHS, 2.SPE, 10.a.CO, 10.a.SPE, 10.a.MHS, 10.b.IP, 10.b.CO, 10.b.SPE, 10.b.MHS, 10.c.IP)

Design

The instructor will select readings and design assignments for the course. Approaches such as lecture, discussion, case review and simulations will be employed. Students will be expected to contribute case/programmatic examples from their field experiences.

Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity and Social Justice (PODS)

This course integrates PODS content and skills with a special emphasis on the identification of theories, practice and/or policies that promote social justice, illuminate injustices and are consistent with scientific and professional knowledge. Through the use of a variety of instructional methods, this course will support students developing a vision of social justice, learn to recognize and reduce mechanisms that support oppression and injustice, work toward social justice processes, apply intersectionality and intercultural frameworks and strengthen critical consciousness, self knowledge and self awareness to facilitate PODS learning.

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