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Learning Objectives: 16.1 Compare and contrast one’s emotional and cognitive reactions to three case studies.

Website: Older Adults Coping with Negative Life Events

 

Learning Objectives: 16.2 Summarize major themes in older adult demographic characteristics.

Website: An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States

 

Learning Objectives: 16.3 Describe how old age is culturally constructed.

Video: How Societies Can Grow Old Better

 

Learning Objectives: 16.4 Summarize the major biological changes, psychological changes, and role transitions and life events in late adulthood.

Audio: Memory Maintenance

Website: Alzheimer's Association

 

Learning Objectives: 16.5 Describe the search for personal meaning in late adulthood.

Audio: People Who Feel They Have a Purpose in Life Live Longer

 

Learning Objectives: 16.6 Compare and contrast formal and informal resources for meeting the needs of elderly persons.

Audio: Health Literacy in Older Adults

Website: Housing America's Older Adults:  Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population

 

Learning Objectives: 16.7 Summarize what social workers need to know about the dying process.

Video: Supporting Clients and Families through the Dying Process

 

Learning Objectives: 16.8 Summarize what social workers need to know about loss, grief, and bereavement.

Video: The Adventure of Grief

 

Learning Objectives: 16.9 Give examples of risk factors and protective factors of late adulthood.

Audio: Emergency Preparedness Concerns for Older Adults