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Ripples
The e-Newsletter of the Geriatric Social Work Initiative
(GSWI)
Volume 2, Issue 6
September 21, 2004
Welcome to Ripples, an e-newsletter designed
to keep interested deans and directors, faculty members,
students, practitioners and others informed about the
work of the Geriatric Social Work Initiative (GSWI).
We welcome your feedback and encourage you to contribute
any story ideas, stories, resources, news and other
content to subsequent issues of the newsletter. To make
a contribution or to subscribe to this e-newsletter,
please contact Ashley Groth at agroth@geron.org.
| Latest PP&AR Highlights Facts
and Fiction About Anti-Aging Medicine |
| Can the aging process be decelerated
or reversed and, if so, should it be? This scientific
and moral quandary is investigated in detail in
the Spring 2004 issue of the Public Policy &
Aging Report, the quarterly publication of the National
Academy on an Aging Society. Learn
more. |
| Research Digest: Caregivers of
Individuals with Dementia Likely to Seek Referrals
Based on Marital Status, Education, Perceptions |
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Caregivers of individuals with dementia are more
likely to seek referrals for health and human
services based on their marital status, education,
and perception of the helpfulness of these services,
according to the results of a study reported in
the July issue of Social Work, the journal of
the National Association of Social Workers (Vol.
49, No. 3). Learn
more.
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| GSA is Now Accepting Registration for the 2004
Annual Scientific Meeting |
The theme of this year’s Annual
Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society
of America is "Promoting the Health of an Aging
Population". The meeting will be held at the
Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels in
Washington, DC, November 19-23. The hotels are now
accepting reservations. Click
here to learn more about how you can receive
a discounted rate.
GSA is now accepting on-line registration for the
meeting. If you register for the conference before
October 18, 2004, you can receive a substantial
"Early Bird" discount on the meeting registration
fee. After October 18, 2004, all registration fees
will increase. Register early to take advantage
of these substantial savings! Click
here to access the on-line registration form.
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| Call for Submissions: Special Issue
on Aging
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| The Journal of Baccalaureate Social
Work (JBSW) announces a special issue on aging and
invites submissions of papers. Deadline: October
1. Click here to learn
more about how you can submit a paper for consideration.
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| New National Center for Gerontological
Social Work Education |
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The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE),
with funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation,
has established the National Center for Gerontological
Social Work Education. The Center, which is part
of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative,
will be led by Julia Watkins, Executive Director
of CSWE, and Nancy Hooyman, Endowed Professor
in Gerontology at the University of Washington.
The goal of the center is to promote aging content
and expertise at the baccalaureate and master's
level in order to prepare all students to work
effectively with older adults and their families.
Learn more.
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Program News
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$4.9 Million for Hartford Doctoral Fellows
Program in Geriatric Social Work
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| A $4.89 million five-year grant from
The John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City
to The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) will
continue and significantly expand the Hartford Doctoral
Fellows program. The Hartford Doctoral Fellows program
supports outstanding doctoral students whose dissertation
research is focused on improving the health and
well being of older persons and their families.
The Hartford Doctoral Fellows program, begun in
2000, is designed to cultivate the next generation
of social work faculty, who will become teachers,
role models, and mentors for future generations
of social workers caring for older persons and their
families. Learn more. |
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Kevin Mahoney Selected as Recipient of the
2004 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
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Dr. Kevin Mahoney of Boston College's Graduate
School of Social Work has been chosen by The Gerontological
Society of America to receive its 2004 Maxwell
A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging. This honor,
given annually, recognizes instances of practice
informed by research and analysis, research that
directly improved policy or practice, and distinction
in bridging the worlds of research and practice.
Dr. Mahoney is a National Research Mentor for
the Hartford Faculty Scholars Program.
The award presentation will take place during
GSA's 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, which is
going to be held November 19-23, 2004 in Washington,
DC. The award ceremony will take place in the
Wilson B-M room of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
on Sunday, November 21st at 1:45 p.m. Learn
more.
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Dr. Connie Saltz Corley Receives Social Work
Recognition Award
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Dr. Connie Saltz Corley, LCSW, a
Professor in the School of Social Work and Director
of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
at California State University, Los Angeles, has
received the inaugural 2004 Gerontological Social
Work Recognition Award from the Institute for Geriatric
Social Work at Boston University. The award was
created to honor a social worker whose work exemplifies
IGSW’s mission and who is chosen based upon
their experience and dedication, leadership in the
field, and their contributions to advancing social
work practice at all levels. Dr. Corley is a National
Research Mentor for the Hartford Faculty Scholars
Program.
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