2017 Postgraduate Courses
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Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies | 2017

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Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies

Abbreviation:

GCertG&RStud

UOW Course Code:

1165

CRICOS Code:

N/A

Total Credit Points:

24

Duration:

1 year part-time

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Intake Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Delivery Mode:

On Campus or Distance* (Distance includes optional “value-add” face-to-face workshop days)

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong

Additional Information:

 Course Finder

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies is a clinically-based program that prepares practitioners for advanced professional practice in the specialist field of aged care and rehabilitation services.

Graduates are able to critically review the health and wellbeing of older people, review social policy in aged care from a national and international perspective, and demonstrate facilitation and advocacy skills to work with users, carers and colleagues in the health, social care and voluntary sectors.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies will be able to:

  1. Develop specialised person centred care knowledge for working with older people and their families, in particular with rehabilitation needs.
  2. Apply person centred care knowledge of aged care and rehabilitation practices within interprofessional healthcare.
  3. Demonstrate skills in critically reviewing, analysing and synthesising evidence to identify and solve complex problems.
  4. Exercise critical thinking and evaluation to develop new understanding.
  5. Communicating knowledge and ideas about theoretical concepts related to aged and rehabilitation practices to a range of audiences.
  6. Demonstrate independent judgements across a range of aged care and rehabilitation practice related functions and contexts.
  7. Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within the aged care and rehabilitation practice context.
  8. Develop a work-based portfolio of evidence to demonstrate how learning gained addressed the constructs of the Person Centred Framework. 

Course Structure

The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
SNPG955 Dementia Care Across Settings 6 Autumn
SNPG956 Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People 6 Autumn
SNPG950 Reflection For Practice 6 Autumn, Spring
SNPG957 Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice 6 Spring

Credit Arrangements

Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au 

Last reviewed: 18 September, 2017