Description: This experiential service learning course partners with Lori's Hands to provide hands-on community engagement with chronic illness patients. Students develop patient advocacy skills, learn disease management complexities, explore social determinants of health, and provide in-home assistance while gaining cultural humility and understanding of healthcare delivery systems.
Learning Objectives: -Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of self-management modalities, and psychosocial impacts of major chronic illnesses
-Demonstrate competency in developing educational, mutually respectful partnerships with clients that transcend differences in age, health, or socioeconomic status.
-Analyze the roles and challenges of formal and informal caregivers in chronic disease management and identify strategies to support caregiver well-being.
-Evaluate the concrete realities and abstract identity changes that accompany chronic illness diagnosis and management for both patients and their families.
-Assess the diverse roles and responsibilities of healthcare providers within the American healthcare delivery system.
-Assess/understand the role of community resources in supporting patients and in the healthcare system
-Critically examine the concept of "home" as it relates to healthcare delivery, aging in place, and quality of life for individuals with chronic conditions
