LEAD ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN GERONTOLOGY    

To meet the ever-increasing need for Gerontologist, Ohio Dominican University is introducing the newest Gerontology Program in Central Ohio. Between 2008 and 2018, job opportunities in the Family Services Industry will increase by 50%. ODU’s program is tailored to meet the career demand and reflects the University’s century of educational excellence.

ODU has designed the AA in Gerontology in L.E.A.D format to accommodate your personal life style while obtaining a quality education from an accredited university.

Knowledge

• Identify issues related to grief and loss, transitions, and adaptations to change over the life cycle.

• Identify ways to ascertain the health status and physical functioning of older adults.

• Identify how policies, regulations and programs impact older adults and their care givers, particulary among historically disadvantaged populations.

Skills

• Establish rapport and maintain an effective working relationship with older adults and family members.
• Relate concepts and theories of biological and social aging to gerontological practice
• Relate theories and perspectives including person-in-environment and social justice to practice with older adults.

Values/Dispositions

• Identify and assess one's own values and biases regarding aging, and take steps to dispel myths about aging.
• Respect and promote older adults clients' right to dignity and self-determination within the context of the law and safety concerns.
• Respect diversity among older adult, clients, families and professionals.