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In This Issue: Diversity Issues
The dramatically growing older adult population is increasingly diverse. In this issue of Aging Times, we discuss several different dimensions of diversity and how best to prepare social workers to work effectively with a wide range of elders.
Demystifying Diversity Issues in Aging
Sandra Owens-Kane, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Racial and ethnic diversity are just the tip of the iceberg when conducting professional social work practice and research.
Development Disability and Aging
Abbie Kirkendall, University of Buffalo, Hartford Doctoral Fellow
Diversity in aging includes older adults with developmental disabilities, a population that requires well-prepared social workers.
Resources on Diversity and Aging Syllabus: Social Work Practice in Multicultural Contexts, California State University, Chico (MS Word)
Syllabus: Diversity, Iona College, (MS Word)
Suggested Readings: Cultural Diversity, (MS Word)
Teaching Module: Achieving Cultural Competence (MS Powerpoint)
CSWE Gero-Ed Center Updates:
Specialized Gero Grantees Announced
The CSWE Gero-Ed Center congratulates the sixteen programs selected to participate in the Specialized Gerontology Program, which funds the creation of a minor, area of emphasis, certificate, specialization, or concentration in gerontological social work.
Nancy Hooyman Receives CSWE Lifetime Achievement Award
CSWE will award the Significant Lifetime Achievement Award to Nancy Hooyman, co-principal investigator of the CSWE Gero-Ed Center, for her “singular and formative” leadership in the field of gerontological social work. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony on November 6 at 6:00 pm.
Rosen Panel Presenters Selected for 2009 APM
Faculty and students from the three selected programs will present at the first Anita Rosen Panel for Best Practices for Gerontological Infusion at the CSWE's 2009 APM in San Antonio.
Take Action: Support Eldercare in Health Care Reform
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance, an organization to which CSWE belongs, provides information on how to attend local Congressional Town Hall Meetings (MS Word) across the country in August in order to support quality eldercare in healthcare reform.
Address Urgent Need With MAC Resource Reviews
In a New York Times Op-Ed article, the author argues that “basic geriatric knowledge is preventive medicine” for doctors, nurses, and, social workers. Prepare your students with the MAC Project’s Resource Reviews as this need grows increasingly critical.
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