The north dakota mental health and aging education project: Curriculum design and training outcomes for a train-the-trainer model

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-129

  Fitzgerald, Margaret A ^a   Chromy, Barbara ^a   Philbrick, Candace A ^a   Sanders, Gregory F ^a   Muske, Kara L ^a   Bratteli, Marlys ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Curriculum; Mental health; Train the trainer

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

AGING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NORTH DAKOTA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TEACHING;

EID: 67649230668     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960902911257     Document Type: Article

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