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The number of older people, particularly
those over 85, is growing, and they need more assistance to
remain active and independent. Well-trained, aging-savvy
social workers serve as "navigators" and "expediters,"
empowering older adults and families to understand and choose
among the bewildering array of available health and social
services. They also provide counseling and direct services,
facilitate family support, and coordinate care delivered
through professional systems.
The Geriatric Social Work Initiative (GSWI) is
collaborating with social work programs, organizations and
other funders around the country to prepare needed,
aging-savvy social workers and improve the care and well-being
of older adults and their families.
What's
New
*New* Hartford Doctoral Fellows Cohort VIII Selected. Press release and rosters.
*New* New Hartford Faculty Scholars Cohort IX Selected. Press release and rosters.
*New*Ripples:April Edition. Check out the latest issue of the GSWI
e-newsletter.
*New* HGSWI Translational Research Conference
On April 4-6, 2008, geriatric social work scholars and fellows from across the country met in Chantilly, Virginia to attend the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Translational Research Conference. In addition to the translational research themed conference, the event doubled as a celebration, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Geriatric Social Work Initiative. Approximately 150 past and present Hartford Doctoral Fellows, Hartford Faculty Scholars, and Program Committee Members attended this unique career development opportunity. To visit the post-conference page, click here.
Hartford Doctoral Fellows August 1, 2008
Deadline: Please Click
Here for new information on electronic submission
of applications.
Attention Researchers: 2004 Workforce
Study Dataset Available. Data from the 2004
NASW
National Study of Licensed Social Workers are now
available for secondary analyses. Data are provided on a CD
ROM in SPSS format, accompanied by a code book. Request
access to the dataset by completing and submitting the
Application for Data Access--Click Here.
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Purchase
Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative postage
stamps:
$9 for 1/2 sheet of 10 stamps; $18 for full sheet
of 20 stamps.
To place an order, please email mailto:jhayes@geron.org?Subject=Stamps.
CSWE Gero-Ed Center Launches First eLearning
Course! The CSWE Gero-Ed Center
is proud to announce the launch of the first course in the
CSWE Gero-Ed Center eLearning Series: A Planned Change
Model: Preparing Gerontologically-Competent Graduates.
This course provides the tools and resources you need to
infuse and sustain gerontology in your program, preparing your
students to work with the growing number of adults.
Also, just released, the GeroRich monograph Achieving
Curricular and Organizational Change will be available on
http://www.gero-edcenter.org/.
New Publication by Dr. Barbara Berkman:
The Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging. Click
here to order a copy.
Other News
Wall Street Journal Includes Social Work Among Top
Careers
Social work and related fields are among the careers in the
Wall Street Journal’s “Best Careers” list. An interview
with Marilyn Reinish, manager of social work at Loyola
University Medical Center in Maywood, IL, highlights the life
and occupation of a social worker. Reinish notes that
being able to put pieces together and solve problems is
gratifying and fulfilling. Financially, a social work
career may not be exemplary, but according to Reinish, the
personal gains far outweigh the financial.
"Experience Exciting Careers in Social Work and
Aging" Click
here to access the first edition of "Experience Exciting
Careers in Social Work and Aging", a magazine about careers in
gerontological social work created by the Hartford Geriatric
Social Work Initiative.
Action Briefs of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work
Initiative are now available:
New Publication by Dr. Barbara Berkman:
The Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging. 