Curricular Unit:			Code:
Gerontology Plan			1006PGER
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	CTSP	Gerontology and Community Intervention	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Familiarize students with the steps of a gerontological plan. Promote the critical analysis of plans and elaboration of gerontological plans. Integrate teams to define and implement gerontological plans based on the realities of the elderly, their families and their communities.
Syllabus:
I. Diagnosis of needs 1.1. Diachronic and prospective description of the elderly subpopulation 1.2. Public/ private offer of the elderly institutions 1.3. Elderly needs, expectations and interests II. Definition of strategies and priorities 2.1. Causal locus in the elderly, institutions, families and communities. III. Implement measures to promote well-being. 3.1. Programs of educational promotion and access to the knowledge society 3.2. Programs of physical activity and sport, of intervention in the capacity and effectiveness of the care system, of combat chronic poverty in the elderly and of the conservation of cultural heritage and the collective memory of communities.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
For the purpose of "familiarizing students with the steps of a gerontological plan" we have the points I and II with the definition, framing and description of the steps to be taken into account in the elaboration of a gerontological plan. "To promote the critical analysis of plans and elaboration of gerontological plans" we also have points I and II that allow a critical analysis of the operationalization of concepts and definitions. The objective of "Approximation of teams for the definition and implementation of gerontological plans based on the realities of the elderly, their families and their communities" will be achieved through group work with the participation of institutions with programs aimed at elderly people whose guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). An open lecture on gerontological plans will be promoted with the presence of institutions of Greater Porto.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The methodology used is based on the teaching-learning paradigm with the participative method in the classroom with exposition by the teacher of basic concepts and discussion and group analysis of themes included in the program. The evaluation is distributed in 50% of individual and classroom knowledge tests in the classroom and 50% in group work with presentation and debate in the classroom with the presence of teacher and students. The topics to work in group are registered by the teacher in agreement with the programmatic content of this curricular unit. Individual and group assessment dates are agreed at the beginning of the semester.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The expository method allows students to be integrated in the understanding of gerontological concepts, diagnosis of needs, definition of strategies and needs, community and support programs. The method of group work with teacher supervision allows students to analyze and debate the urgency of a diagnosis of people's needs and expectations through an approach to people, involving them in this process.
Reading:
GONÇALVES, Daniela et al (2006). "Promoção da qualidade de vida dos idosos portugueses através da continuidade de tarefas produtivas", Psicologia, Saúde e Doença, 7(1), pp137-143. VAZ, Ester (2008). A Velhice na Primeira Pessoa. Penafiel: Editorial Novembro. OMS (2007). Guia Global das Cidades Amigas das Pessoas Idosas. APP – Associação Portuguesa de Psicogerontologia, ICBAS Universidade do Porto.
Lecturer (* Responsible):
Joana Filipa Pereira (jfspereira@ufp.edu.pt)