COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING IN GERONTOLOGY

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This course in aging that aims to address community, local, regional, or national needs in aging. Students will work as part of team and partner with a community-based organization (CBO), which will be identified by the instructor, and conduct an evaluation and share the findings with stakeholders. The type of evaluation to be undertaken, which can range from a community or organizational needs assessment to client satisfaction to outcome-based program evaluation, will be contingent on the CBO's needs. PREREQ: SOCWORK 602 OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR