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National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education Volume 4, Number 6 · June 2009

In This Issue: Elder Abuse Awareness
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, and this issue of the CSWE Gero-Ed Center's Aging Times focuses on this troubling and prevalent problem.

Elder Abuse
Georgia J. Anetzberger, Cleveland State University
Anetzberger argues that social workers are uniquely positioned to intervene in cases involving elder abuse, which may affect up to 10% of older Americans.

Self-Neglect in Older Adults
Sarah McKay, MSW Student, Cleveland State University
McKay reflects on her first brush with hoarding, a type of self-neglect that calls for social work intervention.

Resources on Elder Abuse

National Center on Elder Abuse
This collection of resources from the Administration on Aging includes information on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15.

Role Play Vignettes: Self-Determination, Elder Abuse, and Kinship Care, Class Exercise (Word doc)

Spirit of Aging Rising (SOAR) Elder Abuse, Teaching Modules (Word doc)

CSWE Gero-Ed Center Updates:

Torres-Gil to Kick-Off 2009 Gero-Ed Track
CSWE's 2009 APM will feature Fernando Torres-Gil, an expert on the Gero-Ed Track's theme of social justice and aging.

EWA Plans Day of Advocacy: Participate in a June 23 Call-In Day!
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance will visit Capitol Hill and organize a concurrent call-in day on June 23 to address the nation’s worsening eldercare crisis.

Update Your Curricula With MAC's Resource Reviews
These free, user-friendly tools can augment substance use, health, and mental health curricula with resources on gerontology.

Hokenstad Receives Educator of the Year Award From OAGE
M.C. "Terry" Hokenstad, Jr accepted the award at the 33rd OAGE Annual Conference & Meeting in March 2009.

 
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