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Direct linkNiedens, Michelle; Yeager, Amy; Vidoni, Eric D.; Barton, Kelli; Puchalt, Jaime Perales; Dealey, Rhonda Peterson; Quinn, Dory; Gage, L. Ashley – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and this number is rising. Social work can play a key role. Yet, the field is ill prepared for the growing number of individuals and families affected physically, emotionally, and financially. This mixed-methods concurrent study assessed the preliminary efficacy of an education event for students…
Descriptors: Course Content, Social Work, Counselor Training, Dementia
Saccasan, Nicola; Scerri, Charles – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Due to dementia-related communication difficulties, speech--language pathologists (SLPs) play a significant role in supporting individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Nevertheless, SLP practitioners may not have received adequate dementia training during their undergraduate programme and skills updating post-qualification.…
Descriptors: Dementia, Communication Disorders, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level
Dassel, Kara; Butler, Jorie; Telonidis, Jacqueline; Edelman, Linda – Educational Gerontology, 2020
We developed online training modules focused on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) designed to improve best care practices in long-term care settings, such as nursing homes, as a part of a federal grant focused on improving geriatric education for interprofessional (collaboration among different professions providing patient care)…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Health Services, Best Practices
Washington, Tiffany R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
This teaching note delineates seven lessons learned when designing and implementing a graduate-level dementia caregiving service-learning course. The course was designed during a 1-year faculty service-learning fellowship and implemented during the summer of 2015. The course used a person-in-environment framework to explain social work practice…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Caregivers, Social Work, Caregiver Role
Eshbaugh, Elaine M. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Despite the prevalence of the disease, it appears that there may be a need for increased education for formal and family caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Today's college students will be asked to fill both of these roles in the future. This study examined the level of knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Alzheimers Disease, Questionnaires
O'Connor, Melissa L.; McFadden, Susan H. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
According to Terror Management Theory as applied to ageism, older adults may be associated with mortality, thereby generating death-thought accessibility, stereotypes, and mixed emotions among younger adults. However, it is unclear how older adults' health conditions, such as dementia, affect ageist attitudes and mortality salience. In the current…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Empathy, Young Adults, Health Conditions
