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Question by Whoa!: What can you do with a degree in human services disabilities specialization degree?
Ok the college site says this:
Graduates with the disabilities specialization will be able to: (1) undertake employment in the fields of social services, substance abuse, mental retardation, physical disabilities and gerontology; and (2) function effectively as members of any human services team by rendering direct care in therapeutic, remedial and rehabilitative activities.

I would like to know what job I would be able to get with this degree? Because something about this degree is pulling me towards it and I want to know what I could do with it.

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Answer by Donald B
With a BA you probably would only be an intake clerk at facilities that specialize in these areas. These are specialized subjects which would require an MA to work directly with patients. If there are any of these facilities in your area, go and talk to them and see what they require for what position. Good luck!

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Profiles in Caregiving: The Unexpected Career

Given medical advances and greater understanding of healthful living habits, people are living longer lives. Proportionally speaking, a greater percentage of the population is elderly. Despite medical advances, there is still no cure for dementia, and as elderly individuals succumb to Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia, more and more people are having to care their elderly parents and /or siblings. Profiles in Caregiving is practical source of information for anyone who teaches caregiving,

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coursesinkinesiology.com.au Find out how a course in Kinesiology can help you…whether you’re looking to create a career, change careers, extend your practitioner services or just looking to grow & help others…Kinesiology could be the change you’ve been looking for.

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Question by Zach Blankenship: Major in kinesiology with a minor in history what careers are available?
Also, is exercise and sports science the same thing as kinesiology? I also plan on doing army ROTC in college what jobs in the army will be available with this degree?

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Answer by Chuckles
In the Army they may train you as a medic. Otherwise you will be an infantryman.

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A passion for aged care: after nearly three decades working in aged care, Rave Wilkes is still nursing in an area she loves.(portrayal of the 2004 Gerontology … article from: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand

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Question by T: what kind of jobs can i work with a degree in gerontology and minor in psychology?
what kind of jobs can you do with a degree in gerontology and minor in psychology?

this is my last year in college and i am trying to determine what is it i really can do with my degree.. so that i can see what i have to choose from.

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Answer by Ette
I have been and am still in your position, and I’ve recently graduated… yikes. Anyhow.

If you’re interested, look up an MEd in Counselling for Adults. It’ll give you an opportunity to become a counsellor in different areas, such as school environments, hospitals, etc. Otherwise, if you’re interested in a much more research-based route, perhaps you’d like to go into clinical research for an MSc. In this aging population, studies on memory/learning in elderly folk are increasing. Other studies include rehabilitation of stroke patients and elderly folk incurring trauma. I’m not sure if it’s possible, but you may also be interested in therapy? It would fall under a similar field as MEd in Counselling, but the title may be different. And then of course, there are healthcare professions: nursing, PSWs, occupational therapy, physical therapy, med school. Gerontology is a growing field, given the increased age of the general population.

Oh, and you have the option of not pursuing a job in either field. Some people find that their interests lie far outside their degree and do well. Like… pursuing an MBA if you were interested in business. I knew someone who pursued pharmaceutical chemistry in their undergrad, decided it wasn’t worth it and became a CA afterwards. Now, she’s managing accounts for a large pharmaceutical industry. Go figure.

Sky’s the limit. The hardest part is narrowing it all down and following through.

Best of luck.

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Ageing in Advanced Industrial States: Riding the Age Waves – Volume 3 (International Studies in Population)

Population growth slowed across the world in the last decades of the 20th century, changing substantially our view of the future. The 21st century is likely to see the end to world population growth and become the century of population aging, marked by low fertility and ever-increasing life expectancy. These trends have prompted many to predict a gloomy future caused by an unprecedented economic burden of population aging. In response, industrialized nations will need to implement effective soci

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(More at www.caremanager.org) From geriatric nursing, gerontology, social work and case management, many have decided to become geriatric care managers. From the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)
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A Nurse Pracitioner’s day in a clinic in New York City Age friendlier concrete jungle!
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Question by Alexis Darby: if i major in sociology what types of careers will be open to me?
i was talking to my aunt and she assumes that the only thing that will be open to me if i do pursue a career in sociology will be social work, is this true?

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Answer by I Love my Banana
…you could get a job at McDonald’s at the Order Window…taking the food orders !

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This is an excerpt on “data acquisition and control groups” from the documentary movie, The Georgia Centenarian Study (produced by Dr. Leonard W. Poon and Alan Stecker). You can read more about the Centenarian Study on our website ( www.publichealth.uga.edu ). A keystone research project at the Institute of Gerontology ( www.publichealth.uga.edu ) is the Georgia Centenarian Study (1988 to 2008) of longevity and survival of the oldest old, led by the Institute Director Emeritus, Leonard W. Poon, and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Aging. An unprecedented number of elders in the coming decades will face the risks of disease, frailty, and dependence. The population at the highest risk is the oldest of the old who are increasing at the fastest rate among those who are 65 years and older. Centenarians by definition are survivors who have lived to at least 100, which is more than 20 years longer than the average life expectancy. A fundamental challenge is to understand how centenarians live longer and what specific biological, psychological, and sociological characteristics they possess that would allow them to survive longer. Another basic challenge is whether we could generalize the knowledge gained in our volumes of aging research to individuals of average life expectancy, which is in their 70s (eg, the MacArthur Study), to individuals who live 20 to 30 years longer. At the extreme longevity of the human species, centenarians …
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