The Challenges of Modern Caregiving
Explore contemporary caregiving challenges, emotional labor, and organizational changes in professional care work.
Explore contemporary caregiving challenges, emotional labor, and organizational changes in professional care work.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Caring for Others Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Analyze trends in modern care organization and delivery
Understand differences between family and professional care
Evaluate care supply and demand in contemporary society
Examine emotional challenges in professional caregiving
Assess impacts of bureaucratic systems on care delivery
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
1.05 Hours PreRecorded video
6 quizzes
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There are 5 modules in this course
This comprehensive course examines the evolving landscape of modern caregiving and its associated challenges. Through five modules, students explore how care organization has transformed in contemporary times, analyze the balance between care supply and demand, and investigate the emotional aspects of professional caregiving. The curriculum covers crucial topics including the transition from family to professional care, emotional management in care work, and the impact of bureaucratic systems on care delivery. Students gain insights into both theoretical frameworks and practical challenges faced by today's care providers.
How has the organization of care changed in modern times?
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Is there a care deficit?
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
How does the meaning of care change when it is performed outside the family?
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
How do care workers manage their emotions and those of their clients?
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Choose Your Controversy
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Professor of Sociology and Director of Care, Health, and Resilience Program at University of Colorado Boulder
Don Grant is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he also serves as the Director of the Care, Health, and Resilience Program. Additionally, he is a Fellow at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute and the Director of the university's Program in Social Innovation. Grant's research and teaching focus on the moral and ethical challenges faced by helping professionals. His latest book, Nursing the Spirit: Care, Public Life, and the Dignity of Vulnerable Strangers, explores these issues and is under contract with Columbia University Press. His academic work examines the intersection of care, health, and resilience, aiming to improve public life through social innovation and the dignity of vulnerable populations.
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