Improvement of Instructional Content in Aging-Related Knowledge and Skills forGerontology, Nursing, and Social Work Programs

摘要

The project was designed as an effort to improve care and services available toolder people through strengthening programs which prepare professionals (nurses and social workers) to work in the aging field. The project developed standards and guidelines for gerontology programs and surveyed over 100 gerontology degree programs. In addition, the project addressed the major goal of developing strategies to incorporate curricular and program standards for gerontology education into the accreditation, licensure, certification, and degree programs of nursing and social work. The following publications (included in the appendices) are results of this project: Standards and Guidelines for Gerontology Programs; Nursing and Gerontology: Status Report; Social Work and Gerontology: Status Report; Strategies for Increasing Gerontology Content in Nursing Education; and Strategies for Increasing Gerontology Content in Social Work Education.