Bridging the Borders & Building Ties Between Aging & Cultural Diversity
BPD 2006 Gero-Ed Institute

Los Angeles, CA - October 25, 2006
Dr. Sadhna Diwan and Dean Gary Behrman

All accredited social work programs are required to address issues of diversity, yet few programs examine ageism and age differences when teaching diversity. Ironically, ageism is the one "ism" that all of us experience. This Institute allows participants to: articulate their experiences with aging; engage in an organizational assessment related to diversity of their program; examine exemplars of course syllabi; and recommend how their program or course syllabi could infuse age and ageism by identifying the intersections of age, race, gender and sexual orientation.

Presentations:

Bridging the Borders & Building Ties Between Aging & Cultural Diversity

Packet Materials:

Agenda

Sample Foundation Diversity Syllabi:

Social Work Practice in Multicultural Contexts,
California State University, Chico

Human Diversity for the Helping Professions,
University of North Texas

Field Asssignment: Ageism in Service Delivery Systems? Needs vs. Services

Bibliography: Bridging the Borders & Building Ties Between Aging & Cultural Diversity

General Statistics on Older Immigrants

Foundation Gerontological Social Work Competencies

Foundation Syllabi Infusion Guidelines

The Ideal: What a "Gerontologized" Program Looks Like

Curricular Resources Selection Criteria

Demographic Facts on Aging (Adapted from US Census Bureau)

Selected Gero Books