2007 Gero-Ed Track – A Huge Success

The CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM), Gero-Ed Track was held in San Francisco, CA from October 27-30, 2007. Dr. Carmen Morano served as track Chair and Gero-Ed Center staff member Ashley Brooks-Danso as track Co-Chair.

The Gero-Ed Track was pleased to welcome 150 presenters from 80 social work education programs, 13 community organizations and representing three countries. Sessions included paper, poster, student poster, electronic poster, and panel presentations; curriculum and administrative and skills workshops; and the Film Festival.

Highlights included:

• The Kick-Off featuring keynote speech and book signing by Marc Freedman, CEO of Civic Ventures whose keynote address, "Encore: How We Can Make the Most of the Aging Opportunity?" was received by over 75 attendees.

• The fifth annual Gero-Ed Center/AGE-SW Joint Event and Reception which featured for the first time a hot topic panel, "Civic Engagement: What Does It Mean for Social Work?". Panelists included Drs. Nancy Morrow-Howell, James Hinterlong and Carmen Morano. Over 65 conference participants attended the event, which was followed by a business meeting of AGE-SW and the announcement of the Anita Rosen Gerontology Awards for Outstanding Student Poster (see Rosen Award article in this issue of Aging Times).

• CSWE’s Career Center sponsored a special session for gero doctoral students, Finding a Job: In the Field of Gerontology. The session featured panelists, Drs. Harriet Cohen, Colleen Galambos, Nancy Kropf, and Colleen Reed, and was moderated by Dr. Sherry Cummings. It aimed to demystify the hiring process for students searching for faculty positions, particularly in gerontological social work. The session featured a light breakfast sponsored by Dr. Anita Rosen and was well attended by nearly 20 students .

he CSWE Gero-Ed Center thanks all of you who participated in the Gero-Ed Track events. Initial feedback suggests that the Gero-Ed Track was extremely successful. For a recap of the entire CSWE Annual Program Meeting, please visit the APM Recap Page.