SWRK 745 - Health and Mental Health Interventions with Older Adults

Institution:

Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This course explores skills and competencies needed to effectively work with older adults and their families. It provides an overview of health and mental health issues with an emphasis on holistic and systemic assessments and social work practice interventions. The environmental, psychological, biological and spiritual influences on health and mental health are highlighted. Clinical, programmatic and policy interventions known to promote health behavior are discussed. Attention is paid to social justice, ethics and the law, particularly as it relates to economic deprivation and oppression leading to the inequitable distribution of health services to older adults.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.slu.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 977-2222

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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