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Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal) are foundational to respectful, effective social service practice with older adults. Building on the concepts of Communication Skills I, this course introduces advanced practical skills (e.g. conflict resolution, problem-solving, and goal-setting) used in...

The individual experience of aging in Canada is shaped by the larger social policies put in place to respond to population aging. In this course, students explore the role of the welfare state, political ideology, and the concept of social determinants of health in relation to issues affecting older...

Students tap into the knowledge, experience, and ideas of leading practitioners in the field of gerontology exploring topics such as the arts and aging, addiction and aging, and health promotion. Students learn about new programs, research, innovative approaches, ethical dilemmas, policies, and...

Field education provides an opportunity for students to integrate, synthesize, and apply skills and theoretical approaches they have learned in the classroom to practice settings in the field with older adults. Students spend four hours a week in a practicum placement at a designated social service...

Field education provides an opportunity for students to integrate, synthesize, and apply skills and theoretical approaches they have learned in the classroom to practice settings in the field with older adults. Students spend two days a week in the same practicum setting as the previous term. They...

Project work is integral to providing services within the senior service sector. This practicum provides an opportunity for students to integrate, synthesize, and apply skills and theoretical approaches they have learned in the classroom to a specific project in a practice/agency setting with older...

This course provides students with an introductory overview of how mental health and substance misuse uniquely affect older persons. Students critically examine historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on mental health conditions and treatment methods, and prevention strategies for a...

Students explore how broad societal-macro factors and interlocking oppressions such as ageism, racism, and classism shape and determine the experience of aging. They learn how older persons experience disadvantages in unique ways based on the intersection of age and other aspects of identity such as...

Knowledge of theoretical perpectives used in social work and gerontology are vital to effective social service practice with older adults. In this course, students explore various therapeutic theories and modalities related to stages of aging. They learn about the role of theory and its relationship...

Students explore the process of death and dying from multiple perspectives such as personal, ethical, cultural, religious, political, legal, and societal. They build a comprehensive understanding of the stages of grief and loss, and the government and community resources available to support older...