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Whether you are taking this paid online course as a requirement for employment, licensure or certification, professional development or continuing education, or as a prerequisite to a college or university course, Ageism First Aid will help change how you think and feel about older people and aging. It will also help improve your communication with and about older people, which will help improve the quality of life of older people where you live, work, and study. Ageism First Aid is a three-module course designed to prepare you for work in the field of aging and to provide professional development for those of you already working in the field. This course is intended for teenagers and adults of all ages and all educational and language backgrounds.

What You Will Learn: As a person already working in the field of aging, the information that you learn will help to unify your affirmative approach to talking about aging, advance your efforts to combat ageism, and—over time—have a positive effect on older adults.

By taking this course, you will:
1) Understand what ageism is, how it develops during childhood and throughout adulthood, how ageism affects people of all ages, and how to avoid participating in ageism
2) Provide you knowledge to interact more skillfully and effectively with older adults and it will help protect you against the negative influence of ageism
3) Communicate more effectively with people of all ages and diverse backgrounds
4) Help you become a more skilled and successful communicator in your professional and personal life and will enhance your professional credentials

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Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2025
https://www.geron.org/