Brief Report #1: Engaging Students in Gerontological Practice and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Keywords
caregivers, empirically-informed practice, gerontological concepts, program evaluation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2014.921101
Abstract
Caregivers Accessing Resources and Essential Services (CARES) is an innovative caregiver program that utilizes the “wraparound system of care” as its main intervention. The program is based on 10 core principles and conducted over a four-phase process. Undergraduate and graduate students gathered insight into the program’s unique practice model by way of internships and shadowing the program’s facilitators. Students are exposed to the unique needs of older caregivers who are disproportionately represented in the geographical area in which the program is located. In addition, students applied research concepts such as psychometric measures and treatment fidelity in evaluating the program. The program enhanced practice and research competencies along with knowledge of and sensitivity to older adult caregivers.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v. 35, issue 3, p. 228-234
Scholar Commons Citation
Black, Kathy and Ziemba, Nicole M., "Brief Report #1: Engaging Students in Gerontological Practice and Research" (2014). Aging Studies Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications. 31.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gey_facpub_sm/31
