Graduates who have an MBA with a Gerontology Concentration are prepared to fill a variety of challenging positions. Graduates are ready to fill managerial and administrative positions in gerontology related to supervision, policy analysis, facility management and health care corporate planning.
Geriatric Social Work Supervisor
Geriatric social work supervisors provide, direct and coordinate care programs for older adults and geriatric patients. This may include intake assessments, collaborative care planning and service evaluation of effectiveness and documentation. They may oversee compliance monitoring activities regarding state and federal laws enforced by Departments of Health, Aging and Human Services. Geriatric social work supervisors oversee discharge processes, assessments and documentation. They supervise members of multidisciplinary care teams to insure proper delegation of appropriate tasks, the timely implementation of care plans and ongoing evaluation of patients’ progress. They direct professional practice activities related …show more content…
They will study demographic phenomena and gain a comprehensive overview of current social, economic and demographic trends associated with older adults. They will understand politics, public policy, education backgrounds and health care needs of newer generations of older adults. This will help them with planning and forecasting future needs, markets, products and service delivery expectations. These programs examine issues related to aging, discrimination, retirement and economic challenges. Most programs train students about research methods in gerontology, which covers the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and health aging, which covers an integration of biomedical and psychosocial