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Christensen, Mary Ann – 1984
Developed as part of an evaluation of the feasibility of establishing a continuing education program for nursing home staff at Butler County Community College (BCCC), this report provides an overview of continuing education in the field at national, state, and local levels. Section I introduces the demographic, social, and economic trends that…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Johnston, Susanna, Ed.; Phillipson, Chris, Ed. – 1983
These 11 papers consider the older learner as a consumer of education and examine how the concepts of education, educators, institutions, and learners must be revised if educational involvement in later life is to be regarded as the norm. Following a prologue, "Education and the Interpretation of Life Experience" (Michel Philibert), the…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Adult Students, Biographies
Parker, Barbara – 1985
This lesson plan is designed for a 50-minute class to teach adult caretakers of the aged about the psychological aspects of aging. The lesson is part of a course for caregivers in residential facilities and in home care. The lesson plan contains references, a list of equipment needed, objectives, information on how to set up the classroom, and the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Andragogy
National Indian Council on Aging, Albuquerque, NM. – 1981
Focusing on six major topics to be addressed at the 1981 White House Conference (economic security, physical and mental health, social well being, older Americans as a national resource, creating an age-integrated society, and research), the National Indian Conference attracted 1,165 persons from more than 140 tribes (592 being Indian elders over…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Cultural Awareness, Delivery Systems
Ruscio, Thomas J. – 1997
For nearly 3 years, the Massachusetts Career Development Institute provided a workplace literacy program for 201 persons employed by the Geriatric Authority of Holyoke, Massachusetts, a major nonprofit nursing home and rehabilitation facility. The literacy program included adult basic education, English as a second language, and high school…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Seton Hill Coll., Greensburg, PA. – 1987
This curriculum for training geriatric technicians is geared toward developing an understanding of, as well as the skills to assist with, the visually or hearing impaired older adult. The curriculum is organized in four modules. Each module is assigned a time frame and a credit unit base. The modules are divided into four major areas: knowledge,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations, Competency Based Education, Educational Gerontology
Plummer, Nancy; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on drugs used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Asthma, Behavioral Objectives
Plummer, Nancy; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on medications used in the treatment of ischemic heart disease is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Cardiovascular System
Bates, Inge – 1989
This paper explores social class, gender, Great Britain's Youth Training Scheme, and social reproduction in the context of entry into "caring" careers. Data are drawn from one of a group of ethnographic studies. The focus is on participant observation with a group of 16- to 18-year-old girls training for jobs in the field of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice, Caregivers, Employed Women
English, David J.; Mortenson, Lee E. – 1981
This monograph, the first in a series of five, provides training information for hospice staff in improving interdisciplinary team functions and humanistic care provisions. Its purpose is to assist hospice directors, educators, and other administrative staff members to understand the focus of the proposed training and its applicability to their…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Needs, Health Facilities
Clark, Neil; Smith, David – 1984
Nursing personnel demands and resources in North Dakota were assessed as part of a statewide nursing study. The objective was to determine the number and types of nurses needed in 1984 and 1986, and to compare anticipated nursing personnel supply and demand. The projections for the state as a whole and for regions within the state were designed to…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Rosenberg, Marcia Kasper – Journal of Long-Term Care Administration, 1994
Describes an intergenerational program in which children in an on-site child care facility interact with elderly long-term care patients. Discusses the positive effects of such interaction on both the children and the seniors. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Day Care Centers
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1982
This workshop guide is a unit of study for teaching dietetic assistants to work with quality control in a nursing home or hospital. The objective of the unit is to enable the students to develop and expand a dietetic services administrative and clinical quality assurance program in his or her own institution. Following the unit objective, the unit…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Dietetics, Dietitians
Plummer, Nancy; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on diuretics is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives are then provided.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Cardiovascular System
Navajo Health Authority, Window Rock, AZ. – 1977
Intended to provide information on various health related services available to residents of the Navajo Reservation and nearby areas, the directory lists over 75 organizations or programs which provide a consumer service. These services are divided into 17 categories: alcoholism, community service, child development, clinics, county health…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Development Centers
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