The Aging in America Conference features a wide array of sessions and opportunities for social workers who work with older adults.
Focus on Social Workers
The Aging in America Conference features a wide array of sessions and opportunities for social workers who work with older adults. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to the topics faced by social workers who work with older adults every day. Whether you are a social worker becoming more involved in the aging field or a gerontologist exploring a career in social work, the conference has something to offer you.
Featured Events:
Also look for the following programs and workshops during the conference:
Mobility for Older People: Private Ventures and Public Initiatives
Mobilizing Family Caregivers as Advocates
Social Workers Peer Group
A Tale of the Two Ds: Is It Delirium or Dementia?
Bridging Care Through Partnerships: Transitions Between Hospital and Community
Bridging Generation Gaps and Building Diverse Alliances Through Hosting Social Work Student Interns
Building Consensus in Home Care Practice for People With Dementia
 Community-Based Training in Aging: How Do We Teach and What Do We Learn?
Creating an Evidence-Based Social Work Model for Transitional Care |
 Creative Arts Therapy and Social Work in a Short-Term Rehabilitation Unit
Engaging Health Care Providers in Community Healthy Aging Programs
Geriatric Social Work and Outpatient Medicine: The New Physician Extender?
Igniting Passionate Purpose in the Second Journey
Interdisciplinary Preventative Therapy: Evidence-Based Care in a Community Outreach Program
Preparing Social Work Students for the Field of Aging: Intern Placement Tracking
The NEW Role of Elder Law: Why Medicaid Planning is Not Necessarily What Your Clients Need
Transitions to Independent and Assisted Living Communities: Measures of Subjective Well Being
and many more... |
Aging and Social Work: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
A half-day program presented by ASA and the National Association of
Social Workers, Illinois Chapter
Tuesday, March 16 | 8:00 - 11:30 am
Pat Volland |
Marcia Spira |
Jeannine Melly |
No fee; Pre-registration is required
Attendees must be registered for the Aging in America Conference
The National Association of Social Workers recently conducted a workforce study that demonstrated a low rate of social workers were working with older adults. As educators and leaders within the field of gerontology they became concerned about the shortage of social workers who would be available to serve the increasing numbers of older adults. Substantial efforts have been exercised by John A. Hartford to incentivize students and faculty in social work to “gerontologize” the curricula in schools of social work.
Now that the flood gates have been opened, where will these newly trained and highly skilled social workers find jobs? How can we now turn our efforts to the job shortages rather than the social worker shortages? How can we re-invigorate old roles and create new ones to both address workforce issues and best meet the needs of older adults and their families? These questions will be addressed during this stimulating program, which will reenergize our efforts to move toward innovative and creative solutions.
Agenda
8:30-8:45 am | Welcome
Joel Rubin, Executive Director NASW/Illinois
8:45-10:15 am | Keynote & Response
Social Work and Aging: Obstacles or Opportunities
Presenters: Paula Allen Meares, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Pat Volland, Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, New York Academy of Medicine.
Respondants: Phyllis Mitzen, MSW, Co-Director, Center for LTC Reform, Health and Medicine Research Group; Marcia Spira, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor, Loyola University.
10:30-11:45 am | Panel discussion
Expanding boundaries of social work in the aging arena
Moderator: Daniel Kuhn, MSW, Director, Professional Training Institute, Alzheimer's Association – Greater Illinois Chapter.
Presenters: June Simmons, MSW, CEO and President, Partners in Care Foundation; Elaine Jurkowski, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director,
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale School of Social Work; Robyn Golden, LCSW, Director of Older Adult Programs, Rush University Medical Center, Jeannine Melly, MPH Deputy Director Social Work Leadership Institute, New York Academy of Medicine.
12:30 – 1:00 pm | Next steps and adjournment
Presenter: Betsy Clark, PhD, Executive Director, NASW
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