Although they may still represent a small percentage of the prison population, older inmates are the fastest-growing group in prisons. Thus, this course favours the development of knowledge about special needs and challenges, of holistic care for elderly prisoners, and also introduces good practices in working with older prisoners.

Estimated duration: 2h30 for 1 week.

Who should attend?

• Individuals and/or organisations that are responsible for prisoners

• Professionals from entities linked with/or collaborating in initiatives that promote the health of prisoners and/or prison staff

Training modality

• E-learning and self-study

Pre-requisites

• None

Certification

• Certificate of completion

Duration

Total: 2h30

• e-Learning: 1h30

• Self-study: 1h00

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The content of this course has been developed and piloted in Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Romania and The Netherlands, under the MenACE project, co-funded by the European Commission under the ERASMUS + programme - KA2 - Strategic partnerships for adult education. The course content is free to access (except any modules with access restricted due to certification requirements). The price associated with this course refers to expert tutoring and learning management system fees.

 This course corresponds to Module III, “Geriatrics in prison”, of the MenACE course.