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Module Title	Therapeutic interventions ageing ID
Module Code	NS524
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinator	Ms Orla O'Reilly	Office Number	H207
Level	5	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

1. To critically review the main health and social issues effecting people with intellectual disability who are older and develop a range of approaches to healthy living. 2. To analyse and integrate knowledge and skills required to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals who are ageing. 3. To critically evaluate strategies and models used in the delivery of care to the older person with intellectual disability and their carers in any setting.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module and following a period of personal study the student will be able to: 7 Analyse the general and specific biological and psychological problems experienced by people with intellectual disability who are older. 7 Evaluate and implement practice based approaches to health education and health promotion for older individuals with intellectual disability and their carers. 7 Explicate the difficulties encountered by nurses when assessing older people and evaluate at least five assessment tools used to identify an individual's needs. 7 Critically review pharmacological considerations that relate to people who are older with particular emphasis on age-related changes, polypharmacy, adverse reactions, and the ongoing monitoring of an individuals pharmacological need. 7 Describe the experiences of older people who may have difficulty in communicating and analyse a range of interventions used including assistive technology in ageing related care. 7 Explore the principles and practices of interventions used in ageing related care based on behavioural, cognitive, or family therapy approaches. 7 Identify a range of client outcome indicators and discuss how they may be used in the area of ageing related care. 7 Demonstrate an understanding of the skills that underpin effective evaluation of nursing activities and interventions in ageing related care. 7 Recognise the signs of elder abuse and critically analyse the role of the nurse in developing local policies and guidelines relating to this issue.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	15
Tutorials	4
Laboratories	0
Seminars	20
Independent Learning Time	111

Total	150
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 10 credit module load represents approximately 150 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

· Specific health issues associated with ageing. · Mental illness and ageing, risk factors associated with intellectual disability & ageing, differential diagnosis. · Health education and health promotion for particular topics, target groups and settings. · Assessment, the principles of assessment, generic and specific assessments used with older adults with intellectual disability and their carers. · Pharmacological interventions. · Communication verbal and non-verbal, successful communication assistive technological aids, communicating with people who have dementia, dysarthria and aphasia. · Principles of therapies: - Music therapy, Sonas, Pottery, Snoozelen, PEATA, complimentary therapies SPRED, gardening, journaling, active retirement groups,. The "Go for Life" campaign. · Evaluation of interventions including quantitative and qualitative patient outcome measures. · Recognizing abuse dealing with families/carers, developing guidelines relating to elder abuse, harm reduction and minimisation strategies.

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Indicative Reading List

Essential: Corsini, R., & Wedding, D. (1989). Current psychotherapies. Illinois: Peacock . Ebersole, P., & Hess, P. (2001). Geriatric nursing and healthy ageing. St Louis: Mosby. Evinhuis, H., Henderson, C., Beange, H. et al. (2000). Healthy ageing: Adults with learning disabilities-physical health issues. Geneva: World Health Organisation. Hogg, J., Lucchino, R., Wang, K. et al. (2000). Healthy ageing: Adults with learning disabilities ageing and social policy. Geneva: World Health Organisation. Keogh, F., & Roche, A. (1996). Mental health disorders: Incidence prevalence and treatment. Dublin: The National Council for the Elderly. Russell, O. (1997). The psychiatry of learning disabilities. London: Routledge. Thorpe, L., Davidson, P., & Janicki, M. (2000). Healthy ageing: Adults with learning disabilities, bio-behavioural issues. Geneva: World Health Organisation. Pickering, S., & Thompson, J. (1998). Promoting positive practice in nursing older people. London: Balliire Tindall. Supplementary: American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders DSM-IV-TR. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association. Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Baldwin, J.D., & Baldwin, J.I. (1998). Behaviour principles in everyday life. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Basiro, D. (1995). Birth to old age: Health in transition. Buckingham: Open University Press. Bouras, N. (ed.) (1997). Psychiatric and developmental disorders in developmental disabilities and mental retardation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Caplan, P. (1997). The cultural construction of sexuality. London: Routledge. Corey, G. (2000). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Stamford, CN: Brooks/Cole. Fahey, T. (1995). Health and social care of population ageing in Ireland 1991-2001. Dublin: National Council for the Elderly. Jacoby, R., & Oppenheimer, C. (1997). Psychiatry and the elderly. Oxford: University Press. Lindsay, S.J.E., & Powell, G.E. (1994). The handbook of clinical adult psychology. London: Routledge. Martin, G., & Pear, J. (1998). Behaviour modification: what it is and how to do it. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Redfern, S., & Ross, F. (eds.) (1999). Nursing older people. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Schaie, K.W., & Willis, S.L. (1996). Adult development and aging. New York: HarperCollins College. Stenfert-Croese, B., Dagnan, D., & Loumidis, K. (eds.) (1997). Cognitive behaviour therapy for people with learning disabilities. London: Routledge. Stroebe, W. (2000). Social psychology and health. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Sue, D., Sue, D.W., & Sue, S. (2000). Understanding abnormal behaviour. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Tinker, A. (1997). Older people in modern society. London: Longman. Tyson, S. (1999). Gerontological nursing care. Philadelphia: WB. Saunders. Walsh, P., Heller, T., Schupf Van Schhrojjenstein Lantman-de Valk, H. (2000). Healthy ageing: Women's health issues - ageing and social policy. Geneva: World Health Organisation. Vander Zanden, J.W. (2000). Human development. Boston: McGraw Hill. Additional journals of benefit on this topic include British Journal of Learning Disability Gerontological Nursing International Journal of Nursing Studies Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Journal for Nursing Health and Social Care Useful websites To be developed

Programme or List of Programmes

GNSID

GD Nursing (Int Disability Age Related)

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