UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA | General knowledge of the elderly

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Presentation

The DU provides a comprehensive approach and knowledge of the elderly. It meets a demand from the gerontology sector and from emerging African countries wishing to anchor a culture of gerontology in their establishments and networks.

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Objectives

  • Understand all aspects of the elderly person: medical, psychological and social.
  • Understanding the issues raised by aging
  • Understanding the psychology of the elderly and its impact on daily life
  • Use the tools needed to identify vulnerable and/or fragile people
  • Identify and use support and care networks for fragile and vulnerable people
  • Working in a network to support and/or care for vulnerable and/or fragile people

 

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Know-how and skills

  • Develop a sense of observation and analysis with a view to providing support that is as close as possible to the needs of the elderly person.
  • Assessing the remaining capacities of the elderly
  • Better understand the behaviors of the elderly
  • Adopt appropriate attitudes and reactions
  • Develop your listening skills
  • Adapt to changing situations
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Program

Teaching :

  • Normal aging and pathological aging
  • Seniors and helping relationships
  • Legal context and users' rights
  • Communicating with the elderly
  • Psychology of the elderly
  • Spaces and homes for the elderly       
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Professional integration

Varied integration depending on the position held by the student.

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