Social Worker in Geriatrics Course
What will I learn?
Improve your skills in working with elderly people, specifically focusing on foot health through our Social Work in Geriatrics Course. Learn about common foot problems like arthritis and diabetes that affect older Zambians, and how to help find or even design shoes that are right for them. You'll discover new technologies, good materials, and important safety features to consider. You'll also learn how to do surveys and interviews to gather information, and how to share what you find in a way that everyone understands. Finally, you'll learn how to work with shoe designers to make sure that what you've learned is used to create shoes that are comfortable and safe for our older people.
Apoia's Unique Offerings
Develop your skills
Enhance your practical skills listed below
Spot foot problems: Know the signs of arthritis, diabetes, and other common foot conditions.
Choose good materials: Find comfortable and sustainable materials for elderly people's shoes.
Create good surveys: Make surveys that older people can easily understand and answer.
Share what you've learned: Prepare reports and presentations for different people involved.
Work together on design: Work with shoe designers to include what you know about elderly people's needs.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can change the chapters and 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 similar to the examples below
This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.