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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
If you are a practising caregiver or looking to become one, you would do well to learn more about caring for older adults, supporting them, and providing for their needs. With the CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults programme, you can learn how to deliver personalised care, and help senior citizens age well and with dignity.
The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults certification course is crafted and delivered by the Karolinska Institutet. The main objective behind these courses is to offer caregivers the knowledge and skills they need to successfully carry out their role as a caregiver to an older adult. It is a self-paced, introductory, and interactive course designed to complement the other programmes they offer.
The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults training is five weeks long, and consists of video lectures with English transcripts. To complete the course comfortably within five weeks, you should ideally spend one-three hours in a week studying the contents of the programme. Moreover, there’s also a chance for you to earn a certificate at the end of the course. All you have to do is pay the nominal fee after completing all the modules.
The Highlights
- Learn for free
- Video lectures
- Five-week course
- Transcripts in English
- Assessment in each module
- Self-paced online programme
- Karolinska Institutet programme
- One-three hours of weekly effort
- Introductory programme in Health and Safety
- Shareable completion certificate available for purchase
Programme Offerings
- Karolinska Institutet programme
- Self-paced online programme
- Learn for Free
- video lectures
- Five-Week Course
- Verified completion certificate available for purchase
- One-three hours of weekly effort
- English Transcripts
- Assessment in each module
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 3566 | yes | Karolinska Institute, Solna |
- You can join the CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults training for free.
- But if you want to get a course completion certificate, you will have to pay the specified certification fee.
The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults programme fee structure
Training | Fee |
CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults Programme | NA. |
Certification Fee | Rs. 3,566 |
What you will learn
After completing the entire CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults certification syllabus, learners should be able to answer these questions:
- Which adults need care?
- Who are caregivers?
- What role do caregivers play?
- What does the ageing process look like?
- How can you keep both yourself, and the older adult safe?
- What are the emotional and social needs of senior citizens?
Admission Details
Step 1: CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults online course page on the edX online website, can be accessed by clicking on the link provided:
https://www.edx.org/course/care-introduction-to-caregiving-for-older-adults
Step 2: Click on the ‘Enroll’ button. You will find it right on top of the course page.
Step 3: Create an edX account or register using your existing Apple/Microsoft/Facebook/Google account.
Step 4: You can start learning when you complete the email verification process.
Application Details
There is no dedicated application form, only an account creation form with five fields: Email, Full Name, Public Username, Country or Region of Residence, and Password.
The Syllabus
- Role of Carer and their Characteristics
- Career Terminology
- Assessment
- Skin
- Vision
- Hearing
- Opening poll
- Body systems
- Taste & Smell
- Urinary System
- Nervous System
- Digestive system
- Respiratory System
- Cardiovascular system
- Musculoskeletal system
- Other Chronic Illnesses or Diseases and Comorbidity
- Assessment
- Emotional and Social Needs
- Experience of Loss
- Assessment
- Reflection
- Reflection
- Risk to Self
- Unsafe environment
- Assessment
- Changes to physical, sensory, and mental abilities and the risk of self-injury
Karolinska Institute, Solna Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This course is developed through CARE, a unique collaboration of companies, academic institutions, and government agencies that monitor and support their citizens’ needs. It also ensures that quality care is delivered to them. EIT Health also supported the development of this programme.
No. Elizabeth Muir from the Imperial College London and Laurie Owen, Learning and Development Manager at Home Instead Senior Care (USA) will also be instructing.
No. It is an introductory course in the Health and Safety domain.
As it is an introductory-level online programme, there are no necessary prerequisites.
No. It is a self-paced learning experience, which means you don’t need to adhere to a strict schedule/time table.