The institute will include many hands-on experiences for the participants. The course is designed to assist professionals and teachers in working with the exceptional child in the regular education environment. With a contemporary focus on the inclusive classroom, teachers require additional strategies and tools for an integrated classroom setting. In this course, students will be exposed to a broadened perspective from which to initiate their careers in gerontology. At an older age many adults often have an urge to express their inner thoughts and feelings through writing, drawing, painting or other forms of creative expression.
Artistic expression can be a powerful tool in dealing with one s past, present and future thoughts.
Through this course students will learn how to guide and encourage an older adult s discovery of self reflection through the arts. A materials list will be provided by the instructor to each student before the course begins. Leadership Styles and Management Strategies will integrate selected topics from the fields of management and organizational behavior with the specific needs of those who provide goods and services to the mature adult. Through this course, students will begin to gain some very basic competencies in counseling older adults. Initial emphasis is on becoming conscious of the self by exploring attitudes, beliefs, and ways of relating.