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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - GEY6607
Tracking Number - 1705

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Current Status: Approved, Permanent Archive - 2007-06-21
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1. Date & Time Submitted: 2007-01-24
   
2. Department: School of Aging Studies
   
3. College: AS
   
4. Budget Account Number: 0122900
   
5. Contact Person: Sandra Reynolds
   
6. Phone: x9750
   
7. Email: sreynold@cas.usf.edu
   
8. Prefix: GEY
   
9. Number: 6607
   
10. Full Title: Alzheimer's Disease Management
    
11. Credit Hours: 3
    
12. Section Type: C - Class Lecture (Primarily)
    
13. Is the course title variable?: N
    
14. Is a permit required for registration?: N
    
15. Are the credit hours variable?: N
    
16. Is this course repeatable?:
    
17. If repeatable, how many times?: 0
    
18. Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): AlzDis Mgmt
    
19. Course Online?: -
    
20. Percentage Online:
    
21. Grading Option: R - Regular
    
22. Prerequisites:
    
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24. Course Description: This course will provide instruction on effective approaches for providing care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, successful behavior management, and operating a dementia program. Not restricted to majors; not repeatable.
    

25. Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: This course is an elective that is part of the Case Management Track in our MA in Gerontology; it is a popular elective and is often chosen by our Graduate Certificate students. It has been given for years, and we would like to add it to our regular cour
    
26. What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? We have approximately 25-30 Master's students at any one time, plus a handful of Certificate students, many of whom opt to take this class. The class would also be appealing to graduate students in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, and Medicine.
    
27. Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? Yes, at least 5 times
    
28. What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) Graduate degree in Gerontology or Social Work.

    Experience in Social Work with older adults is desirable.
    

29. Objectives: * To communicate knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, to include symptoms and stages of the disease process, treatment, and current research.

    * To familiarize students with strategies and interventions for the successful management of the challenging behaviors seen in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

    * To be sure students can design care settings/programs that address the special needs of people with dementia.
    

30. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, to include symptoms and stages of the disease process, treatment, and current research.

    2. Develop strategies and interventions for the successful management of the challenging behaviors seen in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; and

    3. Design care settings/programs that address the special needs of people with dementia.
    

31. Major Topics: *Defining dementia

    *Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment

    *Alzheimer’s research

    *Experiences and concerns of people with ADRD

    *The effect of Alzheimer’s disease on communication

    *Behaviors in dementia

    *Behavior management

    *Activities of Daily Living

    *Creating a therapeutic environment

    *Dementia specific care options/ community resources

    *Family/caregiving issues

    *Advanced dementia: Ethical dilemmas

    *Advocacy, Legislation & Policy

    *The future:Dementia care & treatment
    

32. Textbooks: Harris, P.B. (2002). The Person with Alzheimer’s Disease. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press.

    Kaplan, M. & Hoffman, S. (1998). Behaviors in Dementia: Best Practices for Successful Management. Baltimore: Health Professions Press.
    

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37. Policy on Make-up Work:
    
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