CSS 3100

This course explores the interplay of the aging population and factors that contribute to and hinder the achievement of optimal health and well-being. Students will learn how professionals in the social services are called upon to meet the biopsychosocial needs of the aging population. This responsibility includes the role of assessments, strategic intervention, community resources, and system navigation. This course prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivity to work with, and on behalf of this growing population, and the related social service and healthcare systems. [Offering(s): Also offered through Distance Education format.] [Equate(s): FCSS*3100][Restriction(s): AHSS*3040][Department(s): Social Services and Well-Being Studies]