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GERT 100: Introduction to Gerontology - Overview
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an introduction to the study of gerontology, relevant aging resources, and health promotion. This course focuses on socio-demographic trends, ageism, longevity, the geriatric workforce, health care and social policy issues, and health behavior, as well as gender, race, and ethnicity aging issues.
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GERT 101: Introduction to Gerontology - Social Services
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of the ways in which social services are provided to and utilized by older persons. This course focuses on public/private funding for aging services, retirement, selected health education topics, community health organizations, health promotion programs, volunteerism, advocacy, public health, and cultural diversity in the aging population. The history of social services for the aging is also covered.
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GERT 101: Introduction to Gerontology - Social Services
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of the ways in which social services are provided to and utilized by older persons. This course focuses on public/private funding for aging services, retirement, selected health education topics, community health organizations, health promotion programs, volunteerism, advocacy, public health, and cultural diversity in the aging population. The history of social services for the aging is also covered.
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GERT 102: Introduction to Gerontology - Allied Health
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of the physiology and pathology of aging. The course addresses clinical preventive services, nutritional needs and aging, exercise and aging, and weight management and aging. Attention is given to diversity issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status of elderly populations.
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GERT 102: Introduction to Gerontology - Allied Health
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of the physiology and pathology of aging. The course addresses clinical preventive services, nutritional needs and aging, exercise and aging, and weight management and aging. Attention is given to diversity issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status of elderly populations.
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GERT 103: Introduction to Gerontology - Psychosocial Issues
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of mental health and aging. This course specifically addresses psychiatric and organic mental disorders maintenance and the enhancement of mental function later in life, complementary and alternative medicine, caregivers, diverse social support systems, depression, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and stress management.
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GERT 103: Introduction to Gerontology - Psychosocial Issues
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides an overview of mental health and aging. This course specifically addresses psychiatric and organic mental disorders maintenance and the enhancement of mental function later in life, complementary and alternative medicine, caregivers, diverse social support systems, depression, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and stress management.
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GERT 104: Introduction to Gerontology - Service Learning
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides students with the opportunity to volunteer two hours per week - totaling 20 hours - in a community senior care setting. The focus of this course is to allow a student to develop a personal relationship with an aging individual. Through journaling and course discussions, the student is able to reflect upon the implications of his/her experience, develop enhanced communication skills with an elderly individual, and analyze the collaboration and communications among health care professionals and their clients.
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GERT 104: Introduction to Gerontology - Service Learning
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Provides students with the opportunity to volunteer two hours per week - totaling 20 hours - in a community senior care setting. The focus of this course is to allow a student to develop a personal relationship with an aging individual. Through journaling and course discussions, the student is able to reflect upon the implications of his/her experience, develop enhanced communication skills with an elderly individual, and analyze the collaboration and communications among health care professionals and their clients.
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GERT 105: Careers in Gerontology
1.00 Credits
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
Examines and explores all of the possible careers in the field of gerontology. This course focuses on career positions, salaries, job responsibilities, and roles/ functions in areas of aging such as advocates, direct service providers, educators/trainers, managers/ administrators, marketers or product developers, program planners or evaluators, and researchers. Topics also include discussions on both traditional and emerging career paths and positions in new sub-fields of gerontology.
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