MSC 644 - Counseling the Elderly

Institution:

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This course provides a background in counseling older adults and their families. The first part of the course provides basic information on common mental health problems of later life and how to assess them. The second part introduces the student to basic knowledge about counseling theories and their application to problems in later life including grief and adjustment to chronic illness. This section concludes with a discussion of how to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions with older adults. The remainder of the course covers counseling in the family system, applying counseling theory and interventions in organizational settings like nursing homes, and ethical issues with older adults. As one of the skills courses in gerontology, the course is intended to introduce students to counseling skills that can be used in a wide variety of human services jobs in the aging services network. The class can also provide gerontological counseling knowledge for persons in other programs that prepare the student for a counseling career such as social work, counseling psychology, and clinical psychology.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lincoln.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 365-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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