Social Worker in Geriatrics Course
What will I learn?
Learn how to be a good social worker for old people. Understand the problems old people have with their feet, like when they get arthritis or sugar sickness (diabetes). Learn how to make shoes that will be good for them. Find out about new ways and good materials to use, and how to make sure the shoes are safe. You'll learn how to ask old people questions and how to talk about what you find out. You'll work with people who make shoes to put your ideas into real shoes that will make old people feel good and keep them safe.
Apoia's Unique Features
Develop skills
Enhance your practical skills in the areas listed below.
Know foot problems: Learn to see when old people have arthritis, sugar sickness, and other problems with their feet.
Choose good materials: Pick materials that are comfortable and good for the environment for old people's shoes.
Make good surveys: Create surveys that old people can understand and answer easily.
Explain what you learn: Talk about your findings in a way that everyone can understand, like reports and presentations.
Work together on designs: Help shoe designers use your ideas to make better shoes for old people.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.
- Choose which chapter to start with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can add
You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below
This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but it offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.