After this 1 hour lesson you will be able to understand human needs throughout the aging process and be able to care for those needs. Utilizing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the course discusses the individuals physical, social, mental and spiritual needs throughout the aging process and provides information about preparing your clients for death.

After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: understand the needs of aging and dependent individuals; understand basic human needs and development and how each impacts caregiving; understand human needs as we age; use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to understand the clients’ needs; identify development stages and perform associated tasks; recognize changes that come with aging; perform tasks surrounding preparation for death.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Human Needs
• Developmental Tasks, Human Needs
• What Aging Means For Your Clients
• Create a Calming Environment
• Facing Old Age and Accepting Death
• Understand Human Needs As We Age
• Use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to Understand Your Clients' Needs
• Identify Development Stages and Perform Associated Tasks
• Recognize Changes That Come With Aging
• Perform Tasks Surrounding Preparation for Death
• Human needs: Physical, Social, Mental, Spiritual, Sexuality
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.
• Developmental stages and tasks.
• Developmental tasks of aging
• Physical, social and emotional changes in aging.
• Tasks surrounding preparation for death.