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Working with Older Adults

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Working with Older Adults Course Online: 2.5 Social Work CPD Hours

Working with Older Adults is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Ageing and ageism, assessment, dementia, delirium and depression, capacity and consent, elder abuse, systems of care, end of life and diversity. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓2.5 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 175 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Working with Older Adults at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	2.5 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 175 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 2.5 hours
Focus areas	Older Adults; Assessment; Capacity and Consent
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this working with older adults course

Describe key features of population aging in Canada.
Complete a whole person assessment of an older adult.
Describe dementia, delirium and depression and how they differ.
Explain the presumption of capacity and how capacity is assessed.
Recognize types and signs of elder abuse and neglect.
Describe the main care options for older adults in Canada.
Describe palliative care and the social work role.
Apply an intersectional lens to older adults.
Integrate assessment, rights and risk in one case.

What is inside

Working with Older Adults course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: Seeing the whole person in later life

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: A whole person approach

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: The three D's, and person-centred communication

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: Protecting autonomy while protecting safety

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: Recognize, respond and respect

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: Helping people navigate

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: Presence, dignity and comfort

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: No single older adult

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: From assessment to action

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Working with Older Adults course: 2.5 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 2.5 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

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FAQ

Working with Older Adults course: common questions

What is the Working with Older Adults course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 175 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 2.5 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
Lifetime

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Lesson 1: Seeing the whole person in later life
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: Seeing the whole person in later life
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: Seeing the whole person in later life
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: A whole person approach
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: A whole person approach
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: A whole person approach
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: The three D's, and person-centred communication
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: The three D’s, and person-centred communication
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: The three D’s, and person-centred communication
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: Protecting autonomy while protecting safety
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: Protecting autonomy while protecting safety
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: Protecting autonomy while protecting safety
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: Recognize, respond and respect
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: Recognize, respond and respect
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: Recognize, respond and respect
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: Helping people navigate
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: Helping people navigate
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: Helping people navigate
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: Presence, dignity and comfort
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: Presence, dignity and comfort
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: Presence, dignity and comfort
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: No single older adult
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: No single older adult
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: No single older adult
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: From assessment to action
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: From assessment to action
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: From assessment to action
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Working with Older Adults
  36 Questions

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