Requires cooperative planning and coordinated communications between the student, a community partner, and the instructor. The student provides 120 clock hours of meaningful service for older adults in an approved setting under the joint supervision of a community partner and college personnel. Designed for the student who has completed the coursework for an Associate Degree in Gerontology. Purpose of the Course To enable the student to apply and evaluate the academics of gerontology to real-life situations while working with the elderly and those professionals who work with them in the placement setting. Students complete a personal reflection log during the course of this experience.
Students critically assess issues of aging viewed at their placement site.
Course Objectives 1. To require the student to set her own goal and objectives for the field experience in gerontology. To require the student to keep a log of all experiences at the placement setting. To increase the student s awareness of the place, purpose, and future of the placement setting. Bibliography Handouts from the placement site.