Lambert-Shute Jennifer J, Jarrott Shannon E, Fruhauf Christine A
Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Area of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, Univeresity of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5251, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2004;25(1):19-35. doi: 10.1300/J021v25n01_02.
The present paper describes a project that addresses the unique challenge service-learners face at dementia care programs. The project was conducted in conjunction with two courses on aging that offer students a service-learning (S-L) option at a university adult day service (ADS) program that accepts service-learners from these courses. The intervention consisted of two elements: (a) an orientation and follow- up sessions in which students learned about the causes of dementia, the behavioral characteristics exhibited by persons with dementia, and the best methods of interacting effectively with cognitively impaired persons; and (b) a structured scrapbook project for service-learners to exercise their new knowledge and skills. The authors designed the project to increase students' comfort in the dementia care setting and to facilitate students' knowledge of the elderly. The following sections describe the project and its procedures, benefits, and challenges. Recommendations for continuing the project and for adapting the project to other dementia sites are provided.
本文描述了一个应对服务学习型学生在痴呆症护理项目中所面临独特挑战的项目。该项目是与两门关于老龄化的课程一起开展的，这两门课程在一所大学成人日间服务（ADS）项目中为学生提供服务学习（S-L）选项，该成人日间服务项目接受来自这些课程的服务学习型学生。干预措施包括两个部分：（a）一个入职培训和跟进课程，学生在其中了解痴呆症的病因、痴呆症患者表现出的行为特征以及与认知障碍者有效互动的最佳方法；（b）一个为服务学习型学生设计的结构化剪贴簿项目，以锻炼他们的新知识和技能。作者设计该项目是为了提高学生在痴呆症护理环境中的舒适度，并促进学生对老年人的了解。以下各节将描述该项目及其程序、益处和挑战。还提供了关于继续开展该项目以及使该项目适用于其他痴呆症护理场所的建议。
