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Fitzgerald, Margaret A.; Chromy, Barbara; Philbrick, Candace A.; Sanders, Gregory F.; Muske, Kara L.; Bratteli, Marlys – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
A training curriculum on mental health and aging was developed and disseminated to 32 natural caregivers throughout a frontier state using a train-the-trainer model. Those certified as trainers included social workers, religious professionals, volunteers, long-term care employees, nurses, home health workers, and professional and informal…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Aging Education, Caregivers, Mental Health
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Stickle, Fred; Onedera, Jill D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Mental health needs of older persons are projected to grow significantly over the course of the next years. Consequently, the need for training counselors to work with the aging population is presented. Addressed are 4 curriculum models, as well as areas of training related to geriatric counseling, that can be incorporated into counselor training…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Counselor Training, Mental Health, Health Needs
Tindel, Connie – 1979
A review of the literature and personal interviews with mental health administrators and other informed persons revealed that multiple inservice and preservice educational needs exist among administrators serving the aged in hospitals, nursing homes and other care facilities, mental health centers, and mental health associations. Specific…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Aging (Individuals), Continuing Education, Educational Gerontology