SW 6754 - Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Aging

Addressing the diverse needs of an aging population is a societal challenge in terms of health care and social services, policy directives, and social-cultural issues. This specialized course addresses the complexities of the aging experience from the perspectives of multiple disciplines and identifies tools to integrate and synthesize intersecting scholarly perspectives on aging. The student who successfully completes this course will be able to: • Describe interdisciplinary approaches to geriatric care. • Recognize and interpret age-related demographic transitions. • Discuss the contributions of multiple disciplines (biology, social work, sociology, psychology, medicine, humanities, etc.) to the study of aging. • Identify major policies and services that affect older adults and their families. • Understand the aging experience as psychologically, socially and culturally constructed.