| CODE | GER2014 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Social Rehabilitation in Later Life | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Gerontology and Dementia Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Various technological and medical advancements have led to an increase in life expectancy among older persons. By merely adding years to someone鈥檚 life is not enough, it鈥檚 the quality of how these years are lived which is important. Quality of life also includes optimal mental functioning, emotional stability, satisfying and supportive social relations and environment, and a meaning of life that is characteristic and specific for each individual older person. All these factors influence and are influenced by social rehabilitation. The goal of social rehabilitation is to help older persons regain and maintain as much function and independence in society as possible. A fundamental principle in social rehabilitation is the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach, addressing medical, functional and social aspects. This calls for contributions from a number of professionals working together in a truly interdisciplinary team approach. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit provides a critical awareness of the welfare and rehabilitation implications related to population ageing. Specific aims include: the view of social ageing through the life process approach; understanding of key concepts namely social isolation, social exclusion and ageism; the provision of multi-disciplinary advanced learning techniques in both rehabilitation and welfare services; the examination of current demographic, policy, social and economic concern in the management of ageing societies; the analysis of different prevalent services and programmes. It also takes into consideration the diverse functions of the professionals and semi-professionals involved in the social and medical rehabilitation processes. Special attention is given to the different stakeholders involved in such processes at the state, private, voluntary and family levels. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically analyse different theoretical approaches to Ageing, also to explain concepts such as social rehabilitation, social isolation and social exclusion; - Report upon the multi-disciplinary advanced learning techniques in both rehabilitation and welfare services; - Explain how current demographic trends have various implications within a political, social and economic level in the management of aging societies; - List the prevalent services and programmes available to older persons in the Maltese islands and upon an EU level. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the importance of social rehabilitation within a community-based approach; - Describe the multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approaches in both rehabilitation and welfare services; - Demonstrate how current demographic trends have various implications within a political, social and economic level in the management of ageing societies; - Explain the implementation of alternative planning of social services; - Explain welfare services and programmes available to older persons in the Maltese islands and upon an EU level. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Gatchel, R. J et al. (2019). Handbook of Rehabilitation in Older Adults. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. - Morgan, A.L., Kunkel, S.R. (2016). Aging, Society and the Life Course, (5th ed.). New York: Springer Publishing. - Popenoe, D. (2018). Process of Aging: Social and Psychological Perspectives. Boca Raton, FL: Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Doriella Galea |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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