eLearning: An introduction to the mental health of older people

Published: 2007

These elearning resources are freely available to all users and, through audio, video and interactive uses of technology, aim to raise awareness of key issues, research, messages, policies and approaches relating to the mental health of older people and, in so doing, positively impact on practice.

	An introduction to mental health and older people Ageing population statistics, defining old, defining mental health. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Attitudes and images of ageing Attitudes to older people, poverty and old age, older people’s own attitudes. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Risks and protective factors: older people’s mental health Importance of mental health, defining mental health (2), mental health and successful ageing, promoting mental health. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Common mental health problems amongst older people Introduction to depression, introduction to dementia, long standing mental ill-health. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Understanding the early stages of dementia Recognising and diagnosing dementia, living with dementia, community support, values and attitudes in care. View elearning resource View text-only version There is no SCORM version available for this resource Learning record
	Understanding later stage dementia Later stage dementia, communication, treatments and interventions, independence, carers and families. View elearning resource View text-only version There is no SCORM version available for this resource Learning record
	Understanding depression in later life What is depression and who gets depressed?, diagnosis, risk and protective factors, suicide. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Ageism, age discrimination and social exclusion Age differentiation and discrimination, ageism, ageism in health and social care, social exclusion. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	Services for older people with mental health problems Service user statistics, policy context, the care pathway, assessment, cross cutting issues. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record
	The life course approach The life course, life stories, reminiscence and the biographical approach. View elearning resource View text-only version Download SCORM compliant version (1.9MB Zip/Flash) Learning record

• Who they are suitable for Open

  These elearning resources are suitable for social work students, social workers, social work support staff, care home staff, home care workers, health/social care workers who deliver long term care in community or institutional settings, voluntary workers and older people themselves.

  These resources can be studied individually as self-study materials, used with students in a classroom or integrated within an institution’s training programme.

• SCORM Compliant versionOpen

  If you are a member of staff from a Higher Education institution who would like to download the activity for use in a virtual learning environment (VLE),such as WebCT, Blackboard or Moodle you should use the SCORM compliant version above.

  Please note that this resource was not designed to export any scores or track progress throughout the resource. Therefore, this resource can be imported into a virtual learning environment and freely accessed by users, but there will be no tracking or grading functionality.

• AccessibilityOpen

  This elearning resource has been designed to be accessible to the widest audience possible and reviewed for compliance to accessibility standards by the Digital Media Access Group at the University of Dundee. This page lists some of the features used to make the resources easier to use. If you are experiencing problems using the resources, or have any questions and comments about their accessibility, please let us know.

  Using the resources without a mouse

  All materials have been designed to be accessible using the keyboard. Use the Tab key to access navigational elements such as buttons and interactive diagrams. Pop-up windows with scroll bars can be accessed with the tab key, with the scroll-bar being operable via the up and down arrow keys.

  Changing the appearance of the resources

  If you need to adjust the way the resources appear, a Text Only version has been provided for each resource, allowing you to make changes to the resource's appearance through your browser. For example, you can use your browser to make the text larger, or change the font or colour of the text to suit your personal preferences. For more help on how to do this, visit the BBC's My Web My Way website

  Accessing the resources with a screen reader

  All resources have a narration of the main text. However if you use a screen reader, we recommend using the Text Only version for each resource. These provide broadly the same information and experience as the Flash version, but currently the nature of some features of the Flash resources mean that these features do not work as required in a screen reader

• CopyrightOpen

  All material in these elearning resources, including text, graphics, photographs, video and audio is copyright of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), unless otherwise stated. Use of these resources, and import of the resources into learning management systems, for educational purposes is freely permitted, but commercial use of this learning resource is not authorised unless permission is first obtained from SCIE.

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