The Senior Specialist program is designed specifically for individuals with a high school education or equivalent, with an associate’s degree or credits towards such a degree and/or individuals with earned credits towards a Bachelor’s degree.

**McDaniel College is an authorized sponsor of Category I Continuing Education credits for social workers in Maryland.  Each three-hour session of this series equals three continuing education units approved by the Board of Social Work Examiners (BSWE) in Maryland.

Description
Through a series of six 3-hour workshops (total completion time 18 hours), participants will gain professional and personal knowledge regarding the process of aging from a bio-psycho-social perspective.

Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

    Understand the needs and wants of one of the fastest growing segments of society, the population of adults over age 60;

    Improve attitudes toward the older population;

    Improve compassion toward elders;

    Improve communication between service-related employees and older adults;

    More fully understand the physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges of aging.

Presenters
Alva “Buzz” Baker, M.D. is the Director of the Center for the Study of Aging and an adjunct professor at McDaniel College.

Diane Martin, Ph.D. is the Academic Director of the Center for the Study of Aging and a visiting Assistant Professor of Gerontology at McDaniel College.

Credits
No college credit will be earned nor can this program be transferred to any program of study at McDaniel College.

Please register early as space is limited.

Senior Gerontology Specialist Program
Schedule, Six Tuesdays (12:30pm-3:30pm)
June 2                 Introduction to Gerontology
June 9                 Public Policy
June 16               Nutrition and Exercise
June 23               Communication
June 30               Physical and Mental Health
July 7                  Mobility & Managing Difficult Behavior

McDaniel College
Presented by The Center for the Study of Aging at McDaniel College