Adult Protective Services Worker Training
California State Department of Social Services
CSU – Los Angeles
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The APS Worker Training Program is designed to inform APS workers about the enhanced welfare and institution codes. |
| Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW)
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The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work provides leadership and assistance to social work educational programs and professionals in order to advocate for the integration of gerontological content in undergraduate and graduate social work education; to promote the teaching of gerontology to all social workers; and to develop short and long-term perspectives in relevant curricular developments. |
Child Welfare League of America
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CWLA provides a general factsheet on kinship care trends as well links to AARP individual state profiles. |
Federal Interagency Forum on
Aging-Related Statistics
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Older Americans:
Key Indicators of Well-Being |
Geezer-Bashing: Media Attacks on the Elderly
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Article published in Fair and Accuracy in Reporting by John L Hess. July/August 1991. |
| Generations United (GU) National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children |
Generations United (GU) National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children seeks to improve the quality of life of these caregivers and the children they are raising. Using an intergenerational framework that considers the needs of each generation in these families, we are educating policy makers at the national, state and local levels, raising awareness among professionals in the public and private sectors, and providing education and training to service practitioners.
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Gray Panthers
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The Gray Panthers is a national organization of intergenerational activists dedicated to social change. We are age and youth in action. For almost thirty years, Gray Panthers have worked to make America a better place to live for the young, the old, and everyone-in-between. Taking on our society's toughest problems — peace, health care, jobs, and housing — Gray Panthers have been effective in creating change. Whether at the local, state or federal level, Gray Panthers fight to change laws and attitudes for social justice. Founded in 1970 by social activist Maggie Kuhn, Gray Panthers believe that all Americans should benefit from our country's abundance. Today Panthers are active in more than 50 local "Networks" attacking problems from an intergenerational perspective.
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| Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) |
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) is dedicated to advancing social work practice with older adults and their families.
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Longevity Game
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How long can you expect to live? The Longevity Game will give you a peek into your future by identifying the factors that will lead to a healthier, more productive life.The game uses the most current information gathered by the life insurance industry, public health organizations, and scientific studies. It gets you thinking about how you live your days. You may be taking care of the details connected to your job and family—are you taking care of yourself?While no one can actually predict your life expectancy, and the game cannot take into account existing medical conditions, the factors you encounter in the game do significantly affect how long people live. Aging is not about living longer, but living better.
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Maggie Kuhn, Founder of Gray Panthers
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Profile of Maggie Kuhn, who formed the Gray Panthers, an organization which addressed age discrimination, pension rights, nursing home reform, and other issues affecting the elderly. |
Minnesota Self-Reliance Options and Security (SOS)
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SOS is a grassroots coalition sponsored by the women and men who are caring for Minnesota’s older adults, including members of the state’s two largest associations representing providers of older adult services, Care Providers of Minnesota and Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance.
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Resource Center on Aging, University of California, Berkeley
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Good collection of resources, including four curricular modules under Center Resources-Publications. |
| Rural Caregiver Program |
The Rural Caregiver Website is a web resource focusing on older adults in rural areas. It hopes provides user-friendly information to caregivers and communities on issues ranging from aging statistics to aging policy.
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Senior Magazine
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Geriatric Care Management |
Social Work Aging Resource Center
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Welcome to SWARC, the Social Work Aging Resource Center for the College of Social Work at San José State University. This site provides aging-related and gerontology resources for social work students, practitioners and faculty. Initial funding for the SWARC from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Council on Social Work Education.
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The Poorhouse Story
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To provide a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American Poorhouses for ... history buffs, genealogists, teachers/students, and others with a similar interest. Yes! There really was such a thing as a Poorhouse! It was not just something your parents made up, like a boogeyman, to frighten you into saving your money and spending carefully and to discourage you from making excessive, greedy demands on the family budget. County Poorhouses dotted the United States throughout most of the 1800s.
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Wellspring Inclusive Management Process
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Under the Wellspring program, the independently operated homes have banded together, sharing resources, data and ideas. Care at the homes has improved, according to the Commonwealth Fund report, in part because the lowliest of workers -- the nurse aides -- were empowered to take charge and solve problems.
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