Elderly Service Workers' Training Project. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Harvey, Dexter; Cap, Orest
Institution	Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Faculty of Education.
Titel	Elderly Service Workers' Training Project. Final Report.
Quelle	(1987), (112 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Authoring Aids (Programing); Client Characteristics (Human Services); Computer Assisted Instruction; Counselor Training; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Education; Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; Gerontology; Instructional Materials; Interactive Video; Interpersonal Competence; Learning Modules; Material Development; Older Adults; Postsecondary Education; Regional Planning; Work Environment; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Ethnie; Ausland; Gerontologie; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Interaktives Video; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Learning module; Lernmodul; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Älterer Erwachsener; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Regionalplanung; Arbeitsmilieu; Kanada
Abstract	The Elderly Service Workers' Training Project (ESWTP) was designed to identify the problems encountered by human service workers in their daily contact with older adults. A needs assessment (mail survey and structured personal interview) was conducted throughout Manitoba to identify and document the scope of human service workers' on-the-job problems in providing services to older adults from the four principal ethnic groups in Manitoba: Ukrainian, French, German, and Native Canadian. The study findings were categorized into three areas or blocks: basic knowledge of the aging process, cultural gerontology (problem solving/helping skills), and work environment. Four cultural task committees were involved in generating the project's instructional modules. The following materials resulted from the project: 21 print, 12 interactive video, and 9 computer-assisted instruction learning modules; a user's guide; a handbook of selected case studies; the project final report; and the ESWTP authoring system. The three instructional blocks focus on (1) the personal development of the human services worker from the standpoint of beliefs and feelings about death and dying; (2) development of an understanding of older adults' personal beliefs, attitudes, and perspectives as a prerequisite for developing worker empathy for older adults; and (3) development of skills to deal with issues and seek solutions to problems in a manner consistent with different cultural backgrounds. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC