Charles Sturt offers free online course on healthy ageing
Charles Sturt University are giving the community and prospective students the perfect opportunity to increase their knowledge on ageing and later life.
On Wednesday July 22, Charles Sturt University launched the free online short course designed to challenge myths about ageing and offering current research evidence to support healthy ageing and age-friendly communities.
The University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Wangaratta Regional Study Centre are working with industry partners as part of the Leadership in Healthy Ageing Network (LiHA) which has devised the Understanding Ageing online course.
Charles Sturt University Lecturer in the Master of Gerontology, Ms Robin Harvey and Lecturer in social work and gerontology Dr Belinda Cash, both with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Albury-Wodonga, facilitated the launch of this new course.
Ms Harvey, in collaboration with Dr Cash, developed the free online course for those with an interest in healthy ageing and to encourage prospective students towards a career in ageing or aged care.
“This course aims to challenge old ways of thinking about ageing and give people knowledge to grow older with wellbeing, and within inclusive and supportive health services and communities,” Ms Harvey said.
“We want to dispel myths about older people through the provision of an interactive, online program and create easy access to information, based on current research evidence, to set up the living conditions for health and active ageing in the future.
“As our ageing population increases, Understanding Ageing will be a valuable resource for individuals and workers to access in order to provide a more inclusive communities for older adults.”
Whether you are an older person wanting to bring your own experiences of ageing, a family member looking to better understand or working in a related industry, this course is open to all.
To register for the course, visit the Eventbrite website and search ‘Understanding Ageing.’