Elder mediation curriculum

Author

Nicole Macan

Graduation Date

2015

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2015

Committee Chair Name

Cesar Abarca

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Mediation, Curriculum, Elder mediation curriculum, Facilitation, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, Elders

Abstract

This project seeks to identify and describe mediation techniques that promote health and wellness for elders and their families who may have conflict and are looking for resolutions and to identify the gaps in services and resources. The identified end goal of this project is the development of a mediation curriculum that will improve the needs of elders and their families. The outcome of this project is the development of a curriculum that could potentially be offered as a training at the Senior Resource Center or Area 1 Agency on Aging- with the hopes of reaching out to the elder population who may be at a conflicting point in their life and are in need of mediating their own life issues, as well as conflicts with their families. At the completion of this project, my hope is that through the curriculum I design that families of elders and elders themselves will be able to receive and enhance services and supports, combined with mediation techniques that can bring elders and their families together, rather than drive them apart, as the elder enters the final stage of his or her life journey. Elders can maintain their dignity and autonomy by being involved as much as possible in decision making in a private, informal setting, where the mediator will helpFamilies that turn to elder mediation can improve their relationships and shoe loving care for their parents.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/np193c50c

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