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Week 1
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Begins Monday January 7
Graded work is due January 13 at midnight
- Introduction to the Course
- Lesson 1: Conceptual Foundations of Geriatric Mental Health (Chapters 1 + 2)*
- Lesson 2: The Study of Adult Development (Chapter 1)**
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Week 2 |
Begins Monday January 14
Graded work is due January 20 at midnight
- Lesson 3: Erikson and Generativity (Chapter 4)**
- Lesson 4: Does Wisdom Increase with Age? (Chapter 9)**
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Week 3 |
Begins Monday January 21
Graded work is due January 27 at midnight
- Lesson 5: Interviewing and Assessment (Chapters 3 + 4)*
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Week 4 |
Begins Monday January 28
Graded work is due February 3 at midnight
- Lesson 6: Healthy Aging (Chapter 7)**
- Lesson 7: Do People Really Change Over Time? (Chapter 11)**
- Lesson 8: Retirement, Play, and Creativity (Chapter 8)**
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Week 5 |
Begins Monday February 4
Graded work is due February 10 at midnight
- Lesson 9: Benefits, Entitlements, and Community Services
- Lesson 9 Quiz
- Lesson 9 Assignment
- Lesson 10: The Americans with Disabilities Act
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Week 6 |
Begins Monday February 11
Graded work is due February 24 at midnight
- Lesson 11: Cognitive Changes and Impairment (Chapters 5 + 6)*
- Lesson 12: Emotional Maturation (Chapter 2)**
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Week 7 |
Begins Monday February 18
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Week 8 |
Begins Monday February 25
Graded work is due March 3 at midnight
- Lesson 13: Alzheimer’s and Dementias (Chapters 7 + 8)*
- Lesson 13 Quiz
- Lesson 13 Assignment
- Lesson 14: The Past and How much it Matters (Chapter 3)**
- Lesson 15: Managing Behaviors and Symptoms (Chapter 9)*
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Mid Term Grades are Due March 2
Mid Term Grades will be calculated based on Weeks 1-6
- Attendance in weeks 1-6 (50%)
- Lessons 1-11 Quizzes (50%)
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Week 9 |
Begins Monday March 4
Graded work is due March 10 at midnight
- Lesson 16: Mood Disorders (Chapters 10)*
Lesson 17: Anxiety Disorders (Chapter 11)*
- Lesson 18: Schizophrenia (Chapter 12)*
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Week 10 |
Begins Monday March 11
Graded work is due March 17 at midnight
- Lesson 19: Substance Abuse in Late Adulthood (Chapter 13)*
- Lesson 20: Other Psychiatric Conditions (Chapter 14)*
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Week 11 |
Begins Monday March 18
Graded work is due March 24 at midnight
- Lesson 22: Keeper of Meaning (Chapter 5)**
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Week 12 |
Begins Monday March 25
Graded work is due April 7 at midnight
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Week 13 |
Begins Monday April 1
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Week 14 |
Begins Monday April 8
Graded work is due Apirl 14 at midnight
- Guest Speaker: Katie Kavanaugh, RN
- Lesson 21: Family, Caregiver, and Residential Care (Chapter 15)*
- Lesson 25: End of Life Care (Chapter 20)*
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Week 15 |
Begins Monday April 15
Graded work is due April 21 at midnight
- Guest Speaker: Steve Kramer, DD
- Lesson 26: Spirituality, Religion, and Old Age (Chapter 10)**
- Lesson 23: Elder Abuse (Chapter 17)*
- Lesson 24: Capacity (Chapter 16) *
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Week 16 |
Begins Monday April 22
Graded work is due April 28 at midnight
- Lesson 27: Integrity (Chapter 6)**
- Lesson 28: Positive Aging (Chapter 12)**
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Week 17 |
Begins Monday April 29
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Final Grades are due May 14 |