该研究生证书课程旨在为学生提供所需的知识和技能，以增强他们在老年人护理方面的专业实践。先前在社会工作，娱乐和休闲，发育障碍和相关健康方面有经验的学生，将通过诸如老年心理健康，文化多样性，病态学，治疗性娱乐和包容性实践等先进概念，发展以协作人为中心的老龄人护理知识。 。还向学生提供200小时的跨专业实地实习，其中包括社区组织内的研究机会。这种宝贵的经验为毕业生准备了​​在各种环境中就业的条件，包括高级中心，日间和休闲计划，研究和教育服务，养老院，长期护理设施，团体住房和家庭支持服务。
The Gerontology program is a one-year graduate certificate for students to gain the knowledge and skills needed to care for aging adults. Students will learn geriatic mental health, cultural diversity, thanatology and therapeutic recreation. Graduates will find employment in retirement homes, long term care homes, group homes and day programs.<br>This graduate certificate program is designed to offer students the knowledge and skills needed while working with elderly clients in their professional practice. Students with previous experience in social work, recreation and leisure, occupational therapy, developmental disabilities and allied health, will develop expertise in the collaborative person-centred care of the aging person through advanced concepts such as geriatric mental health, cultural diversity, thanatology, therapeutic recreation and inclusive practice. Graduates often return to their original field of practice as essential assets within community organizations as they incorporate these new skills to better meet the needs of their clients.<br>Students will also be provided a 200-hour, interprofessional field placement within a community organization, which includes the completion of a capstone project research paper and poster at the end of the year. This valuable experience prepares graduates for employment in a range of settings including senior centres, day and leisure programs, research and education services, retirement homes, long term care facilities, group homes and home support services. <br>This graduate certificate program is designed to offer students the relevant knowledge and skills needed to enhance their professional practice in the care of the specialized population of aging adults. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills in recreation and leadership, developmental disabilities, mental health, thanatology, and social interventions that support quality of life and person-centred care. Participation in an interprofessional field placement and research with community organizations will further prepare graduates for employment in settings that support the aging person.