GERON 360    Ethnic Diversity and Aging    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is an overview of ethnicity as a factor in the aging process. Emphasis will be placed on how values, beliefs, and culture must be considered in the design and delivery of service. This course is graded Pass/No Pass.

Schedule: Other Term, Mar 13-Mar 13
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   S.Rios               West Sac WSC 214     12467
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   S.Rios               West Sac WSC 214     12467
One meeting only - March 13, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 364    Medical World of Elderly: Pharmacology    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 or ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course examines possible causes and effects of alcohol abuse and polypharmacy on the health and overall quality of life in older adults. This course is graded Pass/No Pass.

Schedule: Other Term, Jan 23-Jan 23
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   K.Allen              West Sac WSC 214     12553
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   K.Allen              West Sac WSC 214     12553
One meeting only - January 23, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 366    Coping with Death and Related Bereavement    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is an exploration of our societal and personal views of death, dying, and bereavement with the focus on ways in which our Western society treats the subject of death, right-to-die issues, and the theoretical stages of death and bereavement. This course is graded Pass/No Pass.

Schedule: Other Term, Feb 20-Feb 20
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     12463
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     12463
One meeting only - February 20, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 368    Mental Health and Aging    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 or ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is an examination of mental health as it is impacted by the aging process, focusing on correlates of mental health, incidence of mental illness, depression, dementia, substance abuse, intervention, and resources. This course is graded Pass/No Pass only.

Schedule: Other Term, Jan 30-Jan 30
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     31659
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     31659
One meeting only - January 30, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 382    Stress Management: New Approaches    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course examines stress from a communication perspective. The concept of high-risk messages will be introduced focusing on how stress reactions affect behavior and morale in residential care facilities and other systems. Emphasis is on how a message is translated and how it affects stress, overload, and spill-over effects. Stress management skills will be demonstrated. This course is graded Pass/No Pass only.

Schedule: Other Term, Feb 06-Feb 06
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   P.Blomberg           West Sac WSC 214     31691
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   P.Blomberg           West Sac WSC 214     31691
One meeting only - February 6, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 386    Strategies for Caregivers: Effectively Caring for the Elderly in the Community    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 with a grade "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course covers effective strategies for providing effective care for the elderly, including how it is complicated by dementia, role reversal, and guilt. Common sense strategies will be explained for caregiving that not only meet the needs of the elderly but also lessen the caregiving burden. This course graded Pass/No Pass only.

Schedule: Other Term, Mar 06-Mar 06
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     31692
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   J.Clark              West Sac WSC 214     31692
One meeting only - March 6, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.

GERON 404    Sexuality and Aging    .5 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGWR 100, ENGRD 310, or ENGRD 110.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course examines basic sexual anatomy and physiology of men and women with emphasis on the changes that occur with aging. Sexuality, menopause, impotence, sexually transmitted diseases, and diverse lifestyles within the older population will be explored.

Schedule: Other Term, Feb 27-Feb 27
Sa           08:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   P.Blomberg           West Sac WSC 214     12465
Sa           01:05PM-05:10PM   LEC   P.Blomberg           West Sac WSC 214     12465
One meeting only - February 27, 2010.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1115 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento. This is an all day class with a one hour break for lunch.