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| Practice competencies for entry-level professionals in the field of aging | | Author(s) | Jeanne Moore Bennett, Jeannie Sneed |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 25, no 4, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 305-316 |
| Keywords | Personnel ; Ageing process ; In-service training ; University education ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Rapid changes in the field of ageing necessitate changes to academic courses to meet the needs of professionals. The purpose of this study was to determine the practice competencies required by entry-level professionals in ageing for effective practice, and to identify trends that could affect academic preparation. 70 such professionals were surveyed, employed in a variety of settings representing long-term care, public/government, and community-based. Practice competencies in the areas of interpersonal interventions and programme accountability were rated as of highest importance. Financial and personnel management were rated of lowest importance. Identified trends were categorised into three areas: changes in the environment; changes in older adults and their needs; and changes in the needs of service providers. Results of this study can be useful to educators as they evaluate curricula to determine whether it is meeting the needs of the field. There is also information that will be useful for planning professional development programming. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990721209 A |
| Classmark | QM: BG: QWD: V7M: 3F: 7T |
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