MHC 541 Counseling Older Adults
The course is designed to introduce and sensitize students to critical issues in the aging process as well as related functional challenges experienced by older adults and their families. As such, the class reviews deficits and strengths associated with aging among older adults, theories of aging, misconceptions about aging and older adults, counseling skills and techniques for working with the older adult, and resource procurement for the aged. A review of gerontology is provided in order to enhance the student's appreciation of the multiple factors that helped shape the field of older adult therapy today. This course will emphasize practice models, counseling skills, and intervention techniques that will equip the counseling student to optimize ministry opportunities with the elderly client. 3 credits.