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Online Undergraduate Certificate in
Senior Adult & Geriatric Care

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The Undergraduate Certificate in Senior Adult & Geriatric Care offers community ministry practitioners, community health educators, congregational and faith community nurses, pastoral care providers, senior adult pastors, healthcare missionaries, healthcare chaplains, Christian social workers, and those involved in serving senior adult persons and their families the following capabilities:

    • ability to articulate a Trinitarian theological foundation of family
    • ability to articulate the terminology, concepts, and scope of social, cultural and health topics of importance in any type of engagement of older persons
    • ability to utilize case reports, definitions, and discussions and determine where and how ethics apply to various types of abuse common to the elderly
    • ability to be effective caregivers to senior adults by understanding the physical and spiritual dimensions of theories of aging, stereotypes, lifespan aging, models of aging, and caregiving
    • competency in providing support systems to the elderly and their families to maintain and enhance functioning and well-being
    • ability to apply theories and strategies of aging and caregiving to create an assessment and elder care plan
    • ability to apply elder care in the context of senior adult service agencies, geriatric servics or long-term care administration
    • ability to apply the sociocultural aspects of aging, elder economics, or multicultural elder issues to elder care

Senior Adult Care classifies its levels of care under six different options for senior care services: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Affordable Housing, and Short-Term Care. While each type has its own uniquenesses, each level of care is designed to address the physical, social, and spiritual issues facing senior adults. The Undergraduate Certificate in Senior Adult & Geriatric Care provides missional leaders with the background to address the physical, emotional, social as well as spiritual issues of this vulnerable population group in each of these levels of care.

Program Features

  • Integrated practicums allow you to gain valuable real-world experience
  • Learn from academic practitioners from around the world
  • Credits earned in this certificate program can apply to a Missional University Bachelor degree program

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What Will I Study?

We offer the most comprehensive approach to serving among vulnerable persons in the mission of God.

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We offer multiple start dates each year to give you flexibility in your education, life and work schedules.

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A Career in Transforming Communities

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Active Adult and Senior Programming Director, Activities Director for Senior Living, Adult Daily Living Center Coordinator, Art Center Director for Senior Adults, Assisted Living Resident Aide, Caregiver for Elderly, Chaplain, Christian Social Worker, Community Ministry Practitioner, Community Health Educator, Congregational and Faith Community Nurse, Cultural Diversity Coordinator for Spanish Speaking Seniors, Executive Director-Senior Living, Director of Senior Adult Outpatient Program, Director of Senior Community Services, Geriatric Home Health Aide, Geriatric Nurse, Geriatric Social Worker, Healthcare Missionary, Healthcare Chaplain, Manager of Pastoral Care, Manager of Pastoral Services, Mental Health Technician Geriatric, Pastoral Care Provider, Pastor of Pastoral Care, Pastor for Senior Adults, Pastoral Associate for Congregational Care, Pastoral Associate for Congregational Life, Pastoral Care Coordinator, Pastoral Care Director, Pastoral Care Program Coordinator, Pastoral Counselor, Pastoral Member Care Specialist, Pastoral Services Supervisor, Personal Support Specialist, Recreation Specialist (Senior/Active Adult Program), Senior Adult Care Provider, Senior Adult Caregiving Specialist, Senior Adult Community Education Instructor, Senior Adult Care Associate, Senior Adult Program Coordinator, Senior Adult Counselor, Senior Adult Day Assistant Coordinator, Senior Adult Outpatient Program Director, Senior Adult Pastor, Social Services Clinician Geriatric Social Worker

 

 

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How Much Will it Cost?

We offer tuition based upon country of residence.  According to the Human Development Index, all countries around the world fall into one of four categories:
  • (Tier 1) - Very High Human Development
  • (Tier 2) High Human Development
  • (Tier 3) Medium Human Development
  • (Tier 4) Low Human Development
Our tiered global tuition makes higher education affordable for everyone world wide.

TIER COUNTRIES

100% Tuition

 

$295
per credit hour

 

3 credit course
$885

TIER COUNTRIES

80% Tuition

 

$236
per credit hour

 

3 credit course
$708

TIER COUNTRIES

60% Tuition

 

$177
per credit hour

 

3 credit course
$531

TIER COUNTRIES

40% Tuition

 

$118
per credit hour

 

3 credit course
$354

Tiered tuition based on country of origin and scholarships available.  Find your country of residence here for more information.
Tuition may be further reduced by participating in the Sponsorship Program.