Enhancing the Health and Social Services Workforce
Principal Sponsors
- Collaborative for Palliative Care
- Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at the University of Rochester
- Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services
Co-Sponsors
- Calvary Hospital, Inc.
- LiveWell Institute
Program Description
This interdisciplinary workforce education and training certificate program provides generalist-level education in aging, public health and palliative care, including geriatrics and health policy and advocacy. The overarching framework of this virtual 2021 Spring course offering is public health, orienting the learning experience to the contexts and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The course aims to build knowledge, capacity and generalist-level skills for those working in the aging, health and social services fields, and provides a foundational curriculum as well as elective concentrations in:
- Humanistic Leadership, Service, and Activism
- Public Health Law and Policy and Bioethical Issues
- Geriatrics and Palliative Care
- Community-based Services
- Research to Shape Policy, Organizations, and Training
Certificate
Non-credit bearing and non-NYS DOE-approved program; certificate documents completion and satisfaction of educational requirements of the program with a concentration
Goals
Educational, career advancement
Requirements
The course requires regular attendance, active participation in dialogues, and completion of a capstone project to earn the certificate.
Pedagogical Modalities
- Plenary lectures and panels: Common foundations
- Discussions and participant presentations
- Small groups: In-depth reading, break-out groups
- Asynchronous individual mentoring (Oxford model): Individualized study and project development/execution
Eligible Participants
This program is recommended for all health care professionals, community-based workers, chaplains, and health care administrators from the US and internationally.
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