Program Overview

Working with Older Adults - COSW 1006

This course provides a contemporary perspective of healthy aging in Canada. Changing population demographics highlight the importance of understanding successful and healthy aging in multiple dimensions in addition to understanding challenges faced by older adults in personal health domains (for example, physical, emotional, social, psychological, spiritual) and social determinant dimensions (for example, biology, education, income, housing, social networks, work). The course will focus on supporting older adults using a strengths-based, community perspective.

Course Details

Course Code

COSW1006

Credits

3

Format and Length

Lecture: 45 hours

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be enrolled in Community Support Worker.

Delivery

• In person

This course is delivered in a classroom setting with face-to-face instruction at regularly scheduled times.

Schedule

Term | Duration | Schedule | Class | Section | Open Studies
---|---|---|---|---|---

Edmonton

Spring | May 5 - Aug. 22, 2025 | Thu: 12:30 - 03:30 pm
| 20452 | A01 | __No

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