40 participants in “Psychological first aid for the elderly” – newsdubai

Amna Al Ketbi (Dubai)

Forty employees from the Ministry of Social Development and its partners participate in the training program “Psychological First Aid for Senior Citizens”, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at the College of Humanities and Sciences at Ajman University. At the end of the program, an approved certificate was obtained for the training program “Psychological First Aid for the Elderly”.
On the other hand, Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman, Head of the Department of Psychology at the College of Humanities and Sciences at Ajman University: The program seeks to present a series of workshops by professors specialized in the field, with the aim of providing participants with the basic information and skills necessary for to provide psychological care services to senior citizens, and the program aims to: Provide participants with the information and skills necessary to provide psychological care services, thereby improving the quality of life of senior citizens.
She added that the program also aims to rehabilitate staff in aged care centers who want to work in the field of psychological counseling for senior citizens by providing them with the scientific basis, practical skills and specialized aspects that enable them to obtain the necessary qualification, knowledge and success which will enable them to deal with senior citizens on this site.
Dr. Rasha Abdul Rahman said: This initiative of Ajman University is a practical application of the university’s vision and mission within the framework of its goals of serving the local community and bridging cooperation with various community institutions.

Improve the quality of life
Psychological assistance to older citizens is part of a package of initiatives launched by the Ministry of Social Development to improve their quality of life, ensure their active and continuous participation in the social structure of the country and in accordance with the basic political axes, especially within the health care axis, the axis of social communication and active life and the axis of future quality of life.
The approved training program “Psychological first aid for the elderly” joins other initiatives carried out by the Ministry of Social Development in collaboration with a number of partners, institutions and concerned authorities, such as the distribution of aids to improve the quality of life of senior citizens, and providing basic household needs such as electrical appliances and other supplies, in addition to Maintenance of a number of homes for senior citizens.