DAG01: Introduction to Applied Gerontology

Class times and venue

All classes will be conducted on Saturdays, 9:30am - 12:30 p.m., at the Hong Kong Institute of Gerontology, 1/F, HKSR Lam Tin Complex, 7 Rehab Path, Lam Tin, Kowloon.

Aim of the module

The module introduces core concepts and theories from a multidisciplinary perspective. It enables students to understand the dynamic interplay of knowledge, skills and values in effective professional practice in the health care, social work and social care fields. It identifies issues on the growth of the aging population, the needs of an ageing population, theories of ageing, social policy and services for older people.

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Module objectives

The course is designed to facilitate students to understand:

1. The concept of human aging and maturation;

2. Normal age-related changes and differentiate between normal and abnormal aging processes;

3. Some general knowledge about the cultural, demographic, social, psychological and economic status of the elderly in Hong Kong and overseas;

4. Some current policy issues related to the development and delivery of services for the older people; and

5. Cultivate an appropriate value orientation and identify the functional roles essential for professional practice in a multi-disciplinary team

Course Content

The content of this basic module cover the following areas:

References

Major Textbook

1) Novak, Mark. Issues in Aging. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc., 2006.

2) Publication and Case Note

Additional references

1) Atchley, Robert C. Social Forces and Aging: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 10^th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004.

2) Bass, Scott A., and Francis G. Caro. “Productive Aging: A Conceptual Framework.” In Nancy Morrow-Howell, James Hinterlong, and Michael Sherraden (eds.) Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, pp. 37-78.

3) Hinterlong, James, Nancy Morrow-Howell, and Michael Sherraden. “Productive Aging: Principles and Perspectives.” In Nancy Morrow-Howell, James Hinterlong, and Michael Sherraden (eds.) Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, pp. 3-18.

4) Hooyman, Nancy R., and H. Asuman Kiyak. Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 6^th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2005.

5) McInnis-Dittrich, Kathleen. Social Work with Elders: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Assessment and Intervention. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2002.

6) Monk, Abraham. “Gerontological Social Services: Theory and Practice.” In Abraham Monk (ed.) Handbook of Gerontological Services, 2^nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990, pp. 3-26.

7) Wilber, Kathleen H., and Dennis P. McNeilly. “Elder Abuse and Victimization.” In James E. Birren and K. Warner Schaie (eds.) Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 5^th ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001, pp. 569-591.

8) 社會福利署。《處理虐老個案程序指引》(二零零三年十二月)。香港：政府物流服務署，2003。

9) 李翊駿

     ~ 「老與老年定義」。《社聯季刊》。第103期，1987年冬季，頁1-4。

     ~ 「兩套老年社會學理論：徹離與活躍」。《香港老年學報》。第2卷，第1期，1988，頁23-36。

    ~  香港老年社會福利政策發展簡史」。在石丹理、林孟秋與區初輝合編，《香港的社會工作：反思與挑

        戰》。香港：中文大學社會工作學系，1997，頁71-106。

    ~「香港老年社會福利服務概況簡介」。《社工實務季刊》(台灣)，第三期，1998年11月，頁67-83。

   ~《「香港老年社會服務法案」：一個建議成立的老年社會服務網絡》。香港：中文大學香港亞太研究所，Occasional Paper No. 88, November 1998.

    ~「香港的老年人口與經濟」。《社聯季刊》，第149期，1999年夏季，頁6-15。

    ~「一個新世紀安老服務政策之整合性發展方向」。在「長者服務蛻變」編輯委員會主編。《長者服務蛻變》。香港：香港基督教服務處，2005，頁71-88。

     ~《原居安老：理念、理論基礎與實務》。香港：中文大學香港亞太研究所，Occasional Paper No. , 2007.

10)  趙維生。「年齡主義與社會政策」。在李健正、趙維生、梁麗清與陳錦華(編)，《新社會政策》。香港：中文大學出版社，1999，頁343-356。

11)  羅致光、阮品強與羅俊毅。「調查發現擔心受虐，超過九成長者促立法，照顧老伴，過一半長者有困難」(民主黨施政報告關懷社區系列之三：支援長者及其照顧者)。2001年8 月19日。http://www.dphk.org/  (民主黨網頁)

Assessment

All exam. scripts and term papers can be sent to the following e-mail address: jiklee@cuhk.edu.hk

Participants must have 80% attendance to be eligible for the assessment.