The Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Studies officially launched an MSc. Degree in Ageing, Health and Environment at our Ageing, Health and Environment: Partnerships for Excellence Conference in May. The programme was developed in collaboration with the Netwell Reseach Centre and School of Business and Humanities in Dundalk Institute of Technology and older person service providers in the North East region.
The programme philosophy stems from the beliefs that ageing is a positive life event and that older people benefit when communities and older people services are designed to be age friendly. Older people are affected in may ways by how and where they live. Their ability to participate in the social, economic and cultural life of a community or residential care setting and their physical and psychological health and well being are determined by the environment in which they live. The programme aims, through eclectic teaching and learning methods and work-based learning, to develop and enhance the students knowledge and skills in working with older people. Specifically, the programme aims to develop reflective, knowledgeable and critically thinking professionals who will use a person-centered approach to practice and act as positive change agents in older person care in community and residential care settings. The focus on a practice innovation project for the Masters programme affords the opportunity for students to identify a real issue in their work environment and using skills obtained in the programme to develop an innovation with the potential to elicit change.
Applications are now sought from healthcare professionals and individuals who are involved in the delivery, management and/or planning of services for older people. The closing date for applications for the September 2012 intake is July 13th 2012. Further information on the programme and application process is available at www.learn.ie . Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.
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