SS1110 - Ageing: Problem Assessment and Intervention

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Psychology

The focus in this subject is on the evaluation, treatment and prevention of problems in old age. Students are given the opportunity to apply some of this knowledge to the elderly living alone in their community. Counselling the elderly and ethical decision making are also addressed.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of issues involved in counselling the elderly and of general treatment principles;
• demonstrate an understanding of diagnostic evaluation, the role of geriatric assessment and principles for good evaluation;
• demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved in home and in institutional care;
• demonstrate an understanding of the roles within aged care teams;
• demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved in ethical decision making for the elderly and incapacitated.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner.

Prerequisites:	SS1109
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	SS1104

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	jc173918
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor Frances Quirk, jc173918.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assignments.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.