Interprofessional Service Learning: Engaging Older Adults at the Champion Intergenerational Center
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2017-05-03
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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Champion is a community-university collaboration providing adult-day services and early childhood care and education. Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Pharmacy students engaged in communication building activities with each other, center staff and older adults in the adult day program at the Center. Activities included students completing biographical sketches of older adults, planning activities, and assisting with Bingo. The experience facilitated students interacting with each other as well as the older adults and staff.
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IMPACT. 1: Through interactions at the Center, the pharmacy and physical therapy doctoral students were able to learn more about each other's health disciplines including differences and similarities between their professional programs. -- 2. Both groups of students were able to interact with older adults some of whom have cognitive impairments to practice what they have learned through their curricula about communication techniques. -- 3. Students were able to learn to adapt games and other activities to accommodate visual or auditory limitations of the older adults.
OSU PARTNERS: Office of Geriatrics and Interprofessional Aging Studies; College of Medicine - Elizabeth Speidel; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences- College of Medicine - Erin Thomas and Carmen Bizzarri; College of Pharmacy - Ruth Emptage
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Champion Intergenerational Enrichment and Educational Center; National Church Residences
PRIMARY CONTACT: Elizabeth Speidel (elizabeth.speidel@osumc.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: Office of Geriatrics and Interprofessional Aging Studies; College of Medicine - Elizabeth Speidel; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences- College of Medicine - Erin Thomas and Carmen Bizzarri; College of Pharmacy - Ruth Emptage
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Champion Intergenerational Enrichment and Educational Center; National Church Residences
PRIMARY CONTACT: Elizabeth Speidel (elizabeth.speidel@osumc.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 5 (2017).