This module includes the following outcomes:

• Examine attitudes to ageing and the effect on older people
• Understand the positive effects of ageing
• Identify the obvious signs of ageing
• Discuss why people’s mental and physical abilities change
• Develop skills to enhance communication and respect
• Consider issues of diversity, privacy and confidentiality
• Identify further sources of information.

Downloads:

• Volunteering With The Frail Aged Workbook — (302 kb PDF)
• Volunteering With The Frail Aged Presentation — (1.6 mb PPS)
• Volunteering With The Frail Aged Presentation Notes — (167 kb PDF)
• Volunteering With The Frail Aged Certificate — (132 kb PDF)
• Information on Gaining a Formal Qualification — (115 kb PDF)
• Volunteering With The Frail Aged Trainers Agenda — (60 kb PDF)