The CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM) was held in San Antonio from November 6 through 9, 2009. The Gero-Ed Track covers issues related to aging and intergenerational social work research, policy, education and practice. For more information on the CSWE APM, please visit the Annual Program Meeting Directory Page on the CSWE Web site.

View the 2009 Gero-Ed Track flyer (PDF) to see highlights of our 2009 APM events!

Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off

CSWE Gero-Ed Center/AGE-SW Hot Topic Panel

Gero-Ed Film Festival

The Anita Rosen Panel Session for Best Practices in Gerontological Infusion

Finding a Job: Aging Fields in High Demand

The Eldercare Workforce Alliance: An Initiative to Support Policy Change

Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Award

Gero-Ed Track Description

Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off

The 3rd annual Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off, co-sponsored by the Institute for Geriatric Social Work at Boston University and the John A. Hartford Foundation, marked the beginning of aging and gerontology events at APM. Fernando M. Torres-Gil, director of the University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA’s) Center for Policy Research on Aging, led the Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off Event with an address entitled The New Gray Panthers: Recipe for a New Social Movement (MS Word).

The Kick-Off also featured a trailer of the award-winning documentary The Way We Get By. This moving film, which has screened at numerous national and international film festivals and is now playing in select theatres across the country, was shown at the Gero-Ed Film Festival.

CSWE Gero-Ed Center/AGE-SW Hot Topic Panel

Building on the Gero-Ed Track social justice theme, the CSWE Gero-Ed Center/Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW) Hot Topic Panel further delved into how preparing communities for our aging society is a social justice issue. The panel was held Sunday, November 8 from 10:30–12:00 pm and featureed the following panelists:

Nancy Kropf, Director of School and Professor, Georgia State University - Powerpoint
Laura Bronstein, Associate Professor, Department Chair, Binghamton University - Powerpoint
Jane Bavineau, Executive Director, Care for Elders - Presentation Powerpoint - Powerpoint
Nancy Wilson, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College - Powerpoint

Fourth Annual Gero-Ed Film Festival

The Fourth Annual Gero-Ed Film Festival screened a variety of educational films, including products of the MAC Project's Gero Innovations Grant and the award-winning documentary The Way We Get By. Download the Film Festival schedule (PDF) to see what was shown!!

Finding a Job: Aging Fields in High Demand

The CSWE Gero-Ed Center hosted the CSWE Career Center Panel entitled Finding a Job: Aging Fields High in Demand, featuring a variety of speakers discussing different career options in direct practice with older adults, program management opportunities for working with elders, and what you can do with your doctorate. Visit the official site for information on other 2009 APM Career Center Panels.

The Eldercare Workforce Alliance: An Initiative to Support Policy Change

In response to the 2008 Institute of Medicine report highlighting the eldercare crisis, the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, composed of 25 national organizations, formed to propose solutions to strengthen the eldercare workforce, including social work. This panel session at APM presented information on this Alliance, key legislative and policy issues, and social work’s role within this Alliance. Presenters included:

Nancy Hooyman - Co-Principal Investigator, CSWE Gero-Ed Center - Powerpoint
Jeannine Melly - New York Academy of Medicine - Powerpoint
Wendy Naus - Lewis-Burke Associates - Powerpoint
Bridget Siljander - Direct Care Alliance - Powerpoint

Significant Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Work

CSWE presented the Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Award to Nancy Hooyman, co-Principal Investigator of the CSWE Gero-Ed Center, at the 2009 APM in San Antonio. Learn more about her "impressive and impactful" contributions at the 2009 CSWE Awards page.

Gero-Ed Track Description

Read the official Gero-Ed Track Description on our FAQ page.