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Learning outcomes

Provide students with the fundamental knowledge on issues related to mental disorder in the elderly, family and social consequences; identify the elements needed to design, implement and evaluate rehabilitation interventions and specific occupational activities, both individual and group.

Program

The locations and tools for the assessment and evaluation of the potential, needs and disability of the person with psicogeriatrici disorders. The report and rehabilitation with the old person, individual activities and techniques, setting goals, groups. The approach to the topic of death and sexuality in the elderly. The prevention and management of chronic illness and mental disorder-related crises in the elderly.
A. being able to explain the concept of rehabilitation and the components of the reference modelliteorici in rehabilitation work with the elderly. (Characteristics of the intervention in geriatric: geragogy, geriatrics, gerontology. Demographic indicators: index of old age, dependency and aging. Perceptual concepts of flexibility and vicariance attitudes. Favorable prognostic factors in psychiatric rehabilitation according to l. Ciompi)
B. Experience and acquire skills to partner mental disabilities assessment locations and areas of operation of the elderly with mental disorder. (The role of observation in assisting the elderly, transference and controtransferali elements. Objective data, operator and user's subjective observation and in the care relationship. The concept of multidimensional assessment. Assessment tools: ADL, IADL, GDS, SCSR, MMSE. The cooperation and the relationship with the family of the elderly user: factors potentially favouring and hindering)
C. identify and describe the main responses of mental health services to the needs of the elderly. (The role of assistance and rehabilitation in AVQ for elder with mental disorder. General strategies for increasing autonomy. Negative effects and risks associated with the second King and institutionalizing Reynes. Functions and procedures used for PUA, UVM, RSA, CD)
D. Explain objectives and core elements of a theoretical model of relationship es assistance likely to promote the relationship with the elderly. (The model Patient Centred in response in relation to the patient.
E. Recognize the main objectives rehabilitative and therapeutic-rehabilitative approaches directions turned against you senior with mental disorder. (The concept of action research, prevention and management of critical hits do moments, guidelines in situations of aggressiveness and risk of injurious behaviour. The rehabilitation activities in groups with older: potential and attention. The narrative approach, formal and informal mediation activities to expressive ROT/fairy tales, handicrafts and risocializzanti group relationship: kitchen group)
F. Describe the building blocks in connection with rehabilitation for the elderly person with psicogeriatrico disorder in relation with the end-of-life and with the theme of death. (Notes on evolution in the history of the relationship not death brought by p. Ariès. The model of e. Kubler Ross on psychological stages of dying and possible behavioral implications/relational)
G. Expose the main objectives and welfare/rehabilitation interventions can be activated against the elderly person with mental noise. (Relationship and assistance with the elderly person in terattamento with psychotropic drugs, assistance to the person with dementia, Gentlecare model principles of m. Jones, delusional and manic, depressive disorder, negative and positive symptoms of the disorder psychotic.
The M.C.S., safeguard Measures that give control and ethical aspects, clinical care and respect to the elderly person's restraint. Indications, risks and contraindications of restraint. The advantages of Wandering)

Examination Methods

Integrated MED exam/09 and MED/48, proposed as a first step in writing and then orally. The written part is made up of both DSM (multiple choice questions) that from DRAB (open-ended questions and short). The next part is composed of questions about clinical care, rehabilitative situations and cases on theoretical concepts proposed during the course.