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Home Health Aide

Course Overview

Home Health Aide (HHA) has been designed to enrich knowledge & skills of different stakeholders including medical & non -medical personnel who are either engaged or planning to build their careers as old age mentors and care providers.

This certificate course has been specially tailored for skill enhancement of personnel providing geriatric care namely medical social workers, nurses & for personnel opting to take up career in the area of health care of elderly in both institutional and non institutional settings.

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Learning Outcome

  • Better prepared and better skilled to diagnose and treat elderly patients.
  • Improved capabilities to take care of the needs of the elderly.
  • Develop Essentials skills for providing quality care to elderly.
  • Develop skills about preservation and promotion of good health of elderly.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 10th Pass
  • Basic knowledge of computer
  • English competency - 40% Marks in 10 + 2
  • Basic computer knowledge -MS Office

Course Duration

  • 3 MONTHS CERTIFICATE

Course Highlights

  • Program pedagogy which includes Webinar, Student Faculty Chat by Subject Experts and Project Work.
  • Reference subject through E-library
  • Program materials developed by experts
  • Each block culminating into a qualifying assignment
  • Credit based teaching outcomes for global application

Course Content

  • Population ageing and demographic transition
  • Physiology of ageing
  • Psychological changes during ageing process
  • Life course perspective of ageing

 

  • Reducing vulnerability among elderly and utilizing them as a potential resource
  • Common health problems of the elderly
  • Functionality, disability and rehabilitation needs of the elderly
  • Policies, programs and legislations for elderly

Value Proposition for Candidate

  • Better prepared and better equipped to diagnose and treat elderly patients
  • Improved capabilities to take care of the needs of the elderly
  • Value addition to the professional profile
  • Better chances of promotions appraisals

Who Can Join ?

  • Medical Social Worker
  • Nursing Professional
  • Para Medical Workers
  • Counselors
  • Front line Healthcare Workers
  • Professional pursuing alternate system of medicine
  • Any personal taking care of elderly

Evaluations and Grading

  • Evaluations will collate candidate performance based on Self Assessment, Term End Assessment, completion of Project Work , participation in Webinar , participation in student-faculty chat.
  • Grading will be done based on alphabetical grade point percentage.

Certification

At the end of the program the student will be awarded with Certificate from Astron Institute of International Studies.

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