Mental health and psychological wellbeing are as important in older age as at any other time of life yet misconceptions about ageing can lead to signs of an issue in mental health being dismissed as 'just a part of the ageing process'. This topic will develop students' knowledge and skills to recognise and respond to developing and ongoing mental health issues in older people and to support good mental health in later life. Policy and practice issues in mental health in both community and residential aged care settings will be examined.
This topic aims to introduce key concepts in the psychology of ageing and mental health in later life with an emphasis on students building capacity necessary to support older people to achieve good mental health.
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.