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Gerantology
1. Gerontology
A bigthingthat I tookhome fromthis classisthat in workingwiththe elderly,we needtoremember
that theyhave greatworth andwisdom. We shouldmake treatmentmore thanjusta check off list of
thingsto doand alsotry to get to know themandtheirgoals. We were assignedtointerview two
elderlypeople,one 65-80, andthe other80+. The ladiesItalkedwith have alotof experience thatI can
learnfrom. The olderladywasgrumpyand didn’twantto talkto me at firstalthoughshe still did. AsI
talkedwithher,Irealizedthatthere are reasonswhypeople are the waytheyare. It wouldhave been
reallyeasyforme to get defensiveandnotrespectherinthissituation. Still, Ialwayswanttotry and
treat these peoplewithdignity,respect,andkindnessevenif theydon’tdothe same tome.