Student Corner
What Will You Be Doing in 2020?
This Web site is the online resource for social work students who are interested in learning more about gerontological social work.
What's Happening?
Doctoral Student Training Resources Available
Are you a doctoral student planning to move into a faculty position in the near future? Relevant for anyone who is interested in learning how to embed gerontological competencies and content into your teaching, the resources from the Doctoral Student Training presented by Nancy Hooyman at CSWE's 2009 APM are available by request. E-mail gero-edcenter@cswe.org to request your copy.
What Does Aging Mean to You?
Michelle Chiu, an intern at the John A. Hartford Foundation, answers this question and discusses recruiting family members to the aging field in her post on health AGEnda, the Hartford Foundation blog.
(Blog Post)
Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home (NYTimes.com)
Geriatricians hope that programs allowing students to experience life in nursing homes, like one designed and piloted by Marilyn Gugliucci at the University of New England, will generate interest in working with older adults, "one of the most underrepresented fields in medicine."
(News Article and Video)
She Knows a Thing or Two About Aging (NYTimes.com)
A 96-year-old gerontologist, Emma Shulman, discusses caregiving, social work, and her love of Scotch in this enlightening interview.
(News Article)
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Did You Know?
One out of every seven people in the world will be 65 years old or older by the year 2050.
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Why Should I Consider a Career in Gero Social Work?
Reasons to explore this growing field.
Rethinking Aging Stereotypes
Chances are, no matter your field, you will work with elders.
Facts on Aging
Facts and statistics on one of the fastest growing populations in the United States.
Experience: Careers in Aging (PDF)
Download this eye-opening brochure from the Hartford GSWI.
Social Work with Older Adults (PDF)
Download this introduction to the opportunities in and benefits of a gerontological social work career.
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