Experiential Learning for Secondary School Students in Long-Term Care
Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: A Guidebook for Building Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Long-Term Care Homes supports long-term care (LTC) homes and secondary schools in establishing meaningful and impactful partnerships to create experiential learning placement opportunities for students. As a companion to the guidebook, this page offers additional resources to help plan and implement an experiential learning placement.
Contact us at info@clri-ltc.ca if you would like a hard copy of the guidebook.
For more information about some of the career options available in LTC, visit the LTC Careers page.
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About Student Placement Programs
Resource Type: Publication
Information for long-term care homes to learn about student placement programs.
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Empowering Residents and Secondary School Students Through Experiential Learning in LTC Homes
Resource Type: Webinar
Partnerships between long-term care (LTC) homes and secondary schools create opportunities to reduce negative perceptions and improve well-being through positive…
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Evaluating Student Placements in Long-Term Care
Resource Type: Publication
Templates and guidance to create an evaluation plan for student placements in your long-term care home.
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Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: A Guidebook for Building Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Long-Term Care Homes
Resource Type: Toolkit
This guidebook supports long-term care homes and secondary schools in building partnerships to create experiential learning opportunities for students.
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Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: Experiences and Impact
Resource Type: Training, Video
This video shares the experiences and perspectives of individuals involved in experiential learning for secondary school students in long-term care and retirement homes.
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How to Support Residents Living with Dementia
Resource Type: Training, Video
This training video is for students participating in experiential learning in long-term care to learn about dementia and how they can support residents.
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Impact Stories
Resource Type: Publication
Real accounts illustrating the positive impact of experiential learning in long-term care.
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Intergenerational Partnerships Think Tank
Resource Type: Project
The Intergenerational Partnerships Think Tank brought stakeholders together at the Research Institute for Aging to participate in collaborative discussions on building partnerships between long-term care and retirement homes and secondary schools.
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Intergenerational Partnerships: Background Report
Resource Type: Report
This report addresses how the positive outcomes of intergenerational partnerships can be maximized to their full potential in order to benefit individuals, communities, and society.
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Requirements for Student Placement in Long-Term Care
Resource Type: Website
Information on requirements that must be met for an individual to be eligible to work or volunteer in a long-term care home.