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Service Delivery Issues for Aging Populations

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Th 1p.m. – 3p.m.		 On-Line LMS Chat Time 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Th 1p.m. – 3p.m.
Location
On-Line LMS Chat Time
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course is concerned with the link between consumers and aging services in settings with well-developed formal services. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the structural problems that underlie the challenges that consumers face in using formal services. the course will cover a wide range of services that older people may need, the complementary relationship between formal and informal services, boundaries issues among service specialties and service professionals, service coordination and integration, and the role of both consumer direction and professional case management in negotiating service systems.

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

On-Line LMS Chat Time

Enrolled / Capacity

2 / 30

Status

Closed

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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