老年学，学士后证书
Students pursuing the gerontology post-baccalaureate certificate at Saint Louis University will learn to work as part of an interdisciplinary or care coordination team. 随着《博彩网址大全》的通过, 这些小组已被确定为对改善健康结果很重要, 预防老年人住院并降低护理费用.
毕业后，学生将能够:
- Employ knowledge of older persons’ strengths and adaptations to maximize well-being, 健康和心理健康.
- 与老年人进行有效的沟通, 他们的家庭和社会在个人和公共问题上的老龄化.
- 识别全面和有意义的概念, 老年人及其家庭福利的定义和措施.
- Relate psychological theories and science to understanding adaptation, 稳定性和老化变化.
- 使用老年学框架检查人类发展和衰老.
课程概述
Saint Louis University's gerontology certificate curriculum is guided by the Association for 老年医学 in Higher Education’s (AGHE) Competencies for Undergraduate and Graduate Education.
Students will be required to complete a course within each of the three competency areas, 第四门课程从以下三个领域中任选其一:
- Foundational (AGHE) Competencies: Frameworks for understanding human aging; biological, 社会, psychological aspects of aging; humanities and aging; research and critical thinking
- 互动能力:态度和观点, 职业道德和职业标准, 与老年人交流并代表老年人交流, 跨学科和社区合作
- Contextual Competencies: Well-being, 健康和心理健康; 社会 health; and policy
职业生涯
老年人将占美国人口总数的27%.S. 到2050年，美国人口将减少.S. 人口普查局. 随着老年人口的增加, 他们预计的贫困率也是如此, 无子女或单身的可能性, 还有慢性疾病.
Employment of gerontology-related health care workers is projected to grow faster than the average across all occupations. 例如，美国和欧盟.S. 劳工统计局1 亮点:
- Dietitians and nutritionists will be in demand at nursing homes and to help baby boomers find more ways to stay healthy.
- 健康 care 社会 workers will help aging populations and their families adjust to new treatments, 药物和生活方式.
- 护士从业人员将站在照顾老年人的最前沿, 谁通常比年轻人有更多的医疗问题.
- Occupational therapists will help senior citizens maintain their independence and will be needed in health care settings to assist patients with chronic conditions.
- Physical therapists will care for adults who seek to remain more active later in life.
- Psychologists will help people deal with the mental and physical changes that develop as they age.
- Speech-language pathologists can help with language impairments caused by heart attacks, 中风和与活动有关的损伤.
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所有的例子都是由美国提供的.S. 美国劳工统计局《博彩网址大全》.
博彩网址大全要求
Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
应用程序的标准
- 申请表
- 成绩单(s)
国际学生要求
托福92分或以上或PTE学术成绩
All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students. 国际学生还必须满足以下额外要求:
- 演示 英语语言能力
- Financial documents are required to complete an application for admission and be reviewed for admission and merit scholarships.
- 经济支持证明必须包括:
- A letter of financial support from the person(s) or sponsoring agency funding the student's time at Saint Louis University
- A letter from the sponsor's bank verifying that the funds are available and will be so for the duration of the student's study at the University
- 学习成绩, 英文翻译, of students who have undertaken postsecondary studies outside the United States must include:
- 参加的课程和/或讲座
- 实际实验室工作
- 可达到的最高和最低分数
- 所有期末考试的成绩或结果
- 获得的荣誉或学位.
接受WES和ECE成绩单.
申请的最后期限
Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed for admissions until August 1 for fall and December 1 for spring.
评审过程
博彩网址大全s considers several factors to determine eligibility: academic achievement, 本科项目的实力, 应用程序信息, 个人陈述, 工作经验, 是否获得过研究生学位, 动机, 领导与服务. 在录取过程中，本科生的GPA会受到其他标准的影响.
学费
| 学费 | 每学分成本 |
|---|---|
| 社会工作学院研究生证书 | $1,120 |
可能会收取额外费用. 其他资源如下:
奖学金和经济援助
The College for Public 健康 and Social Justice offers several ways to help finance graduate education. Opportunities include a limited number of merit-based scholarships and graduate research assistantships. Awards are made to applicants with the highest combinations of GPAs and test scores who complete their applications by the priority deadlines.
欲了解更多信息，请访问学生金融服务办公室 http://finaid.luyifamily.com.
- Graduates will be able to utilize gerontological frameworks to examine human development and aging.
- Graduates will be able to relate psychological theories and science to understanding adaptation, 稳定性和老化变化.
- 毕业生将能够识别全面和有意义的概念, 老年人及其家庭福利的定义和措施.
- 毕业生将能够参与其中, 透过与长者的有效沟通, 他们的家庭和社区, 在老龄化的个人和公共问题上.
- Graduates will be able to employ knowledge of older persons’ strengths and adaptations to maximize well-being, 健康和心理健康
Students must take courses from two or more departments for completion of the certificate.
| Code | Title | 学分 |
|---|---|---|
| 基础课程 | 3 | |
选择下列其中一项: | ||
SWRK 5745 | 健康 & 老年人心理健康干预 | |
5750年历史 | 老年人护理:跨学科的方法 | |
| 相互影响的过程 | 3 | |
选择下列其中一项: | ||
5750年历史 | 老年人护理:跨学科的方法 | |
8005年法律 | 生命伦理学与法律 | |
8040年法律 | 老法 | |
SWRK 5714 | 老年护理的跨专业视角 | |
SWRK 5786 | 死亡,死亡, & 悲伤:专业实践 & 自我意识 | |
| 上下文相关的课程 | 3 | |
选择下列其中一项: | ||
高熔点5000 | 医疗保健组织 | |
高熔点5300 | 卫生保健组织管理 | |
8005年法律 | 生命伦理学与法律 | |
8035年法律 | 残疾的法律 | |
SWRK 5745 | 健康 & 老年人心理健康干预 | |
SWRK 5786 | 死亡,死亡, & 悲伤:专业实践 & 自我意识 | |
| 选修课 | 3 | |
从以上任何类别中再选择一门课程. | ||
| 实习 | 3 | |
专业领域实习，重点是与老年人一起工作 | ||
SWRK 5832 | 社区 & 组织实习一 | |
or SWRK 5833 | 社区 & 组织实习二 | |
or SWRK 5841 | 社会工作硕士基础实习 | |
or SWRK 5842 | 临床实习一 | |
or SWRK 5843 | 临床实习II | |
| 总学分 | 15 | |
Non-Course需求
- 老年教育中心暑期学院, 为期两天的深入研讨会, learn about the current practice of geriatric care in the community setting and attend plenary presentations about current research in assessment and intervention strategies.
- Students will compile a portfolio consisting of one gerontology-focused assignment from each course taken towards completion of the certificate. These portfolios will be assessed by the acting advisor and the certificate coordinator (if the coordinator is also the advisor, 将选择第二审稿人), using a standard rubric developed and reviewed by participating faculty across departments. This will be utilized to assess student learning outcomes within each competency area and whether the provided coursework achieved them.
延续标准
学生必须保持累积平均绩点(GPA)为3.在所有的研究生/专业课程中.
路线图s are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
指定为关键的课程和里程碑(用 !)必须在列出的学期内完成，以确保及时毕业. 转移学分可能会改变路线图.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. 鼓励所有学生每学期与他们的指导老师/导师见面. 要求，课程的可用性和顺序可能会发生变化.
| 第一年 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 秋天 | 学分 | |
| 基础课程 1, 2 | 3 | |
| 相互影响的过程 1, 2 | 3 | |
| 学分 | 6 | |
| 春天 | ||
| 上下文相关的课程 1, 2 | 3 | |
| 建立学科实习 1, 2 | 3 | |
| 学分 | 6 | |
| 夏天 | ||
| 参加博彩网址大全 GEC暑期学院 | ||
| 选修 1, 2 | 3 | |
| 学分 | 3 | |
| 总学分 | 15 | |
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课程可以按任何顺序上
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请参阅程序说明中的信息.
程序注释
认可基础课程
| Code | Title | 学分 |
|---|---|---|
| SWRK 5745 | 健康 & 老年人心理健康干预 | 3 |
| 5750年历史 | 老年人护理:跨学科的方法 | 2-3 |
| HCE 4240 | 伦理与老年护理 | 3 |
认可互动课程
| Code | Title | 学分 |
|---|---|---|
| HCE 4240 | 伦理与老年护理 | 3 |
| 5750年历史 | 老年人护理:跨学科方法(春季) | 2-3 |
| 8005年法律 | 生物伦理学与法律(春季) | 2-3 |
| SWRK 5786 | 死亡,死亡, & 悲伤:专业实践 & 自我意识(春季) | 3 |
认可的相关课程
| Code | Title | 学分 |
|---|---|---|
| 5220年的饮食 | 老年化营养 | 3 |
| 高熔点5000 | 卫生保健组织(秋季) | 3 |
| 高熔点5300 | 卫生保健组织管理(秋季) | 3 |
| 8005年法律 | 生物伦理学与法律(春季) | 2-3 |
| 8035年法律 | 残疾法(秋季) | 3 |
| SWRK 5745 | 健康 & 老年人心理健康干预(秋季) | 3 |
| SWRK 5786 | 死亡,死亡, & 悲伤:专业实践 & 自我意识(春季) | 3 |
认可选修课程
所有课程上面列出的基础, 互动性和情境性课程可以被批准为选修课. 也, per existing inter-university agreements with University of Missouri-Saint Louis and Washington University, 学生可以选读与老年学相关的课程. 访问UMSL和华盛顿大学的网站了解当前的课程.
特定学科的实习课程
Students will work with the gerontology coordinator and a discipline-specific advisor to identify the appropriate discipline-specific practicum course (3 credits). 这包括适当的研究实习. 为学生积极与老年人口在社区工作, 根据经验，这个实习可以被免除, based upon approval of the gerontology certificate coordinator and certificate committee.