Ethics and Legalities in Dementia Care | Continuing Education

Course description

Principles of advocacy and lobbying to effect change in the healthcare environment are emphasized. Students learn how to access community supports/resources and manoeuvre through the complex systems in which the client, family and caregivers are involved. Students evaluate services, identify barriers/gaps to support services and create strategies to address these barriers/gaps.

Course details

Hours: 24

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Please note: This course is offered through OntarioLearn. To review important information such as textbook, exam and grade information, visit the OntarioLearn Information web page.

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following program(s):

Dementia Care

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed in the course equivalencies section above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2023 registration opens July 24, 2023. Winter 2024 registration opens November 27, 2023.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery