Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education

Abstract

* Foreword * Introduction * SECTION I: GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION * Introduction to Section I * Chapter 1. Social Work's Pursuit of a Common Professional Framework: Have We Reached a Milestone? * Chapter 2. Basic Gerontological Competence for All Social Workers: The Need to Gerontologize Social Work Education * Chapter 3. Social Work Education for Interdisciplinary Practice with Older Adults and Their Families * Chapter 4. Strategies to Increase Student Interest in Aging * SECTION II: SCHOOL BASED INITIATIVES * Introduction to Section II * Chapter 5. The John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Initiative * Chapter 6. Student Pioneers and Educational Innovations: Attracting Students to Gerontology * Chapter 7. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Training: Perspectives from the University at Albany * Chapter 8. The Hunter Experience: Innovations in the Field Practicum * Chapter 9. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Through a Doctoral Fellowship Program * SECTION III. MODELS FOR PRACTICE. CLASS AND FIELD CURRICULUM PROGRAMS * Introduction to Section III * Chapter 10. A Curriculum Module Enhances Students' Gerontological Practice-Related Knowledge and Attitudes * Chapter 11. Service Learning in Elder Care: Ten Years of Growth and Assessment * Chapter 12. Teaching Geriatric Assessment: A Hands-On Educational Experience * Chapter 13. Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Practicum: Graduate Social Work Students in Health Care with Older Adults * Chapter 14. Incorporating Intergenerational Service-Learning into an Introductory Gerontology Course * Chapter 15. The Family Study: A Useful Gerontological Tool * Index * Reference Notes Included