Goal Of Participation Research Articles

Self-Determined Goals of Male Participants Attending an Intervention Program for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: A Thematic Analysis.

Treatment adherence and motivation to change are among the main challenges in intervention programs for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators. Motivational strategies have shown promising results in increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs for IPV perpetrators. One of these motivational strategies is goal setting. The aim of this study was to analyze and categorize the self-determined goals (n = 204) of 227 male participants attending an intervention program for IPV perpetrators. Findings of the thematic analysis suggested three levels of analysis: 4 core categories, 12 categories, and 35 codes. The four core categories were "interpersonal relationships" (39.7%), "personal resources for daily life" (29.3%), "coping strategies" (27.8%), and "motivation to change" (3.2%). Identifying the main categories of self-determined goals of IPV perpetrators could guide professionals to tailor the intervention to participants' specific needs and implement evidence-based strategies to strengthen goal attainment and improve treatment outcomes.

Randomized, waitlist-controlled trial of KICK OUT PD: Parkinson’s Disease-specific karate yields high adherence and improved quality of life (P1-11.005)

<h3>Objective:</h3> To test the efficacy and sustainability of twice-weekly karate classes designed for individuals with mild to moderate Parkinson’s Disease (PD) on quality of life and individual goal attainment over six months and maintenance of karate practice at 12 months compared to individuals randomized to a waitlist. <h3>Background:</h3> Karate is a group-based martial art incorporating aerobic, strength, resistance, and mindfulness training, each of which individually confer benefits for individuals with PD. In our pilot of twice weekly, PD-specific karate classes (KICK OUT PD), we demonstrated high retention (79%), adherence (87%), and 18% improvement in quality of life over ten weeks, p = 0.01). To rigorously test these findings, we designed a six-month, randomized, waitlist-controlled trial. <h3>Design/Methods:</h3> We recruited and 1:1 randomized individuals with Hoehn &amp; Yahr (HY) stages 1–3 PD to six months of twice weekly, 60-minute, no-cost, PD-specific karate classes or a waitlist control. We gathered baseline demographics, quality of life, and individual participation goals. We assessed adherence (% class attendance), quality of life, and goal attainment at six months. Finally, we assessed continued karate practice in the active group at 12 months. <h3>Results:</h3> We randomized 52 individuals (mean age: 65.7 years, 61.5% male, mean PD duration: 7.8 years, 88.5% HY 2). Mean attendance was 92.5% and active participants experienced a clinically significant improvement in quality of life (PDQ-8 within-group change: 24.2 vs. 15.0, p = 0.002) while the waitlist control group did not change (p = 0.12). Among active participants, 84% achieved their Individual goal and 63% continued karate classes of their own accord at 12 months. <h3>Conclusions:</h3> In this randomized, controlled trial, six months of karate for PD improved quality of life and was met with remarkable adherence and sustained 12-month participation. Future investigations into this promising exercise modality are indicated. <b>Disclosure:</b> The institution of Dr. Fleisher has received research support from Parkinson’s Foundation. The institution of Dr. Fleisher has received research support from NIH/NINDS. The institution of Dr. Fleisher has received research support from NIH/NINDS. The institution of Dr. Fleisher has received research support from NIH/NIA/Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery. Dr. Fleisher has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Fleisher has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Speaker with Parkinson’s Foundation. Dr. Fleisher has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Speaker with Lewy Body Dementia Association. Dr. Fleisher has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Speaker with Davis Phinney Foundation. Dr. Fleisher has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial Board Member with AAN Brain &amp; Life Magazine that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Miss Woo has nothing to disclose. An immediate family member of Dr. Sennott has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Abbott Laboratories. Joan O’Keefe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Avexis, Inc. Dr. Gill has nothing to disclose. Dr. Anderson has nothing to disclose. Nicollette Purcell has nothing to disclose. Bichum Ouyang has nothing to disclose. The institution of Dr. Chodosh has received research support from NIH-NIA. The institution of Dr. Chodosh has received research support from NIH-NIMHD. The institution of Dr. Chodosh has received research support from NIH-NINR. The institution of Dr. Chodosh has received research support from SCAN Health Plan. The institution of Dr. Chodosh has received research support from New York State Department of Health.

Citizen science participant motivations and behaviour: Implications for biodiversity data coverage

1.Increasingly, citizen science data are becoming a significant source of information on the distribution of biodiversity. Their value is affected by many biases, especially gaps and redundancies in citizen science data. Reducing or minimizing those biases remains an important task, with an important first step being an understanding of whether, and to what extent, participants are willing to alter their behaviour for the benefit of a project.2.We surveyed participants of a popular citizen science project focused on frog biodiversity to understand how their motivations and behaviour relate to their willingness to change when and where they collect data.3.Most respondents contributed seasonally and close to home. Both their motivations and interest in changing behaviour strongly aligned with the project aims: conserving frogs and contributing to science. Willingness to change behaviour varied little with reported motivations, and respondents displayed a high level of willingness to change when or where they collect data when presented with opportunities for less biased sampling.4.Our results indicate there is interest among participants to sample biodiversity in a more meaningful way, potentially reducing some biases in how citizen science data are collected. Creating citizen science projects that encourage participants to collect optimal data may satisfy both participant and organizers' goals, and work towards science-driven conservation with improved biodiversity data.

Training in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy for medical doctors in China: A field report.

The high prevalence rates of mental disorders in China contrast a comparatively low care capacity from qualified trained medical doctors in the mental health field. The main objective of our cooperation project was to develop and implement advanced postgraduate training for medical doctors for their acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the field of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in China. Monitoring and evaluation as part of the advanced training in Beijing were conducted following the Kirkpatrick training approach using four levels of evaluation: reaction, learning, behavior and results. We performed a continuous course evaluation, assessed the respective learning goal attainment, conducted a pre-post evaluation of reasons and goals for participation in the training, and measured the treatment effects on the patient side. The implementation of training standards in the field of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy for medical doctors and the transfer of didactic knowledge and skills for Chinese lecturers were achieved. A total of 142 mainly medical doctors attended the 2-year training. Ten medical doctors were trained as future teachers. All learning goals were reached. The content and didactics of the curriculum were rated with an overall grade of 1.23 (1 = very good to 5 = very bad). The highest rated elements were patient life interviews, orientation on clinical practice and communication skills training. The achievement of learning objectives for each block (depression, anxiety disorders, somatic symptom disorder, coping with physical diseases) was rated between 1 and 2 (1 = very well achieved to 5 = not achieved) for all items from participants' perspectives. On the patient side (n = 415), emotional distress decreased and quality of life and the doctor-patient alliance improved significantly. Advanced training in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy was successfully implemented. The results of the evaluation show high participant satisfaction and the successful achievement of all learning objectives. A more detailed and extensive evaluation of the data, such as an analysis of the development of the participants as psychotherapists, is in preparation. The continuation of the training under Chinese guidance is guaranteed.

Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) in adults with chronic stroke: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

IntroductionStroke causes multiple deficits including motor, sensitive and cognitive impairments, affecting also individual’s social participation and independence in activities of daily living (ADL) impacting their quality of life. It has...

Interprofessional Pain Curriculum for an Academic Health Science Center

AIMThe aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive pain curriculum to educate a diverse group of students across health care disciplines who care for those in pain. The outcome goals for participants of this educational program are to have increased knowledge and skills associated with the management of pain. This poster will describe the process of team development, development of the grant proposal, conducting a gap analysis, designing and developing the content of the program, and finally the integration of technology as we prepare for program delivery. METHODSThe team developing the program include representatives from the disciplines of nursing, physical therapy, social work, and psychology. The curriculum is based on the Interprofessional Pain Curriculum developed by the International Association for the Study of Pain. Holographic technology will be used to optimize participant engagement and interest. Additional modes of content delivery include synchronous video meetings, asynchronous discussions, and the use of case studies in both modes, all completed in multidisciplinary teams. RESULTSContent has been developed and loaded into a Canvas course shell. Delivering parts of the program via hologram technology will be recorded within the next 3 months. CONCLUSIONSThis content will be delivered to student groups in the Spring 2023 semester during an Interprofessional Education (IPE) event focused on the management of pain. Health disciplines represented at the IPE event will include Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, and Pharmacy. Outcome assessments related to knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about pain from IPE participants will be collected. Based on that data, further tweaking of the education program will be considered. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis project was made possible through funding from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, Grant number: AWD00001443

Understanding student use of epistemic criteria in engineering design contexts

AbstractRecent trends have shifted the focus of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education onto practice‐based learning, to encourage opportunities for students to engage in science and engineering practices (SEPs) with the goal of more meaningful participation and engagement in authentic STEM experiences for all students. However, we do not fully understand how K–12 engineering students use the SEP of argumentation to design solutions or make problem‐solving decisions. In this study, we examine middle school students’ discourse to understand the epistemic criteria students use when making design decisions and how they meaningfully take up epistemic practices for engineering, specifically when engaging in engineering design. We find that students use five epistemic criteria (nature, creativity and innovation, justification, collaboration, and the user) in ways meaningful to design‐oriented goals, even at the beginning of the school year, and that consideration of these criteria varies according to the implicit goals in each stage of the design process. These findings suggest that (i) students took up epistemic goals for sensemaking and designing solutions, and (ii) students already possessed the skills and abilities to meaningfully engage in design work, suggesting an asset view of student epistemic practices should be adopted.

Exploring nursing home resident and their care partner priorities for care using the Action-Project Method

BackgroundNursing home (NH) residents’ experiences are embedded within their relationships to others. Our objectives were to describe how residents and care partners (family or staff members) jointly construct, discuss, and act on care priorities.MethodsWe used Action-Project Method, a qualitative method focused on action within social context. We recruited 15 residents and 12 care partners (5 family and 7 staff members) from 3 urban NHs in Alberta, Canada. Residents and care partners participated in a video-recorded conversation about their experiences in the NH, then individually reviewed the video-recording to add context to the conversation. Following transcription, preliminary narrative construction, and participant feedback, the research team conducted in-depth analysis to identify participant actions, goals, and projects, including those jointly shared by dyad members.ResultsAll participants’ intentions could be broadly described as “making time in the NH as good as possible” and projects were grouped into five categories: resident identity, relationships (both presence and absence), advocacy, positivity, and respectful care. Participants often raised issues of short-staffing as a significant barrier to respectful care. Care partners, especially staff, used positivity to redirect residents from difficult topics. Joint projects could be identified in some, but not all, cases.ConclusionsWe found that maintaining a sense of identity, fostering relationships, and receiving respectful care were important to residents but that short-staffing created barriers. Methods to capture these aspects of the resident experience are needed but should not be influenced by care partners’ tendency towards positivity in resident interactions.

Who is doing what and how? Descriptive analysis of the sustainable mobility planning practice in Germany

The current European guidelines for the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) promote a vertical (European, national, regional and local policy goals) and horizontal (sectorial and operational plans) integrated mobility planning approach based on the involvement of different target groups. However, how this involvement is implemented in practice is not sufficiently researched, and empirical data that go beyond a single case study are still to be developed. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting an empirical assessment of planning practices. Through a mixed-method approach combining grounded theory and quantitative data analysis techniques, including co-occurrences analysis, association rules and network analysis, we analysed planning documents (n = 67) and identified patterns in which target groups are involved through an array of participation methods aiming for different participation goals within German urban mobility planning. Our results point to the participation gap of professional stakeholders from the strategy development phases, which is rather kept at the decision-making level with input from researchers and consultants. Citizens are actively involved during the envisioning phases, but passively engaged after the implementation of measures. Conclusively, we reflect on these empirical findings from a methodological and operational point of view.

Optimizing the potential of the river through the “merti kali” program to support the sustainable communities

The development of digital technology and virtual reality has also given birth to virtual tourism innovations that have an impact on increasing the community's economy through training. This program is carried out to create virtual tourist villages, especially based on virtual tourism batik, so that batik craftsmen have more time to promote their products and the tourist aspect. The virtual tour-based batik village aims to empower the batik artisan community to be more active in utilizing digital application platforms to market their products and produce practical applications for marketing. This digital application makes it easier for buyers to find out the promotions being carried out by Bekasi batik by utilizing gadgets and taking advantage of the digital world. The training method uses a case study approach, discussion, lecture, and ends with a training evaluation. The results of the study are based on the evaluation results of the user experience of batik craftsmen in the city of Bekasi, out of 50 respondents it is found that 55% strongly agree that training materials and virtual tour systems that are socialized are easy to access, can develop digital villages based on web virtual tours and as a forum for batik promotion Bekasi city. In the aspect of achieving the goals of the Bekasi city batik craftsmen participants, out of 50 respondents the result was that 65% strongly agreed that the learning objectives of the training and virtual tour system met the expectations of the respondents. It is the hope of the training participants that the problem of marketing the virtual tour system will be a solution to expand the marketing of batik in the City of Bekasi.

Virtual tour-based digital batik village as a place for promotion of Bekasi city batik in the industry 4.0 era: Study on batik tiara

The development of digital technology and virtual reality has also given birth to virtual tourism innovations that impact improving the community's economy through training. This program is carried out to create virtual tourist villages, mainly based on virtual batik tourism so that batik artisans have more time to promote their products and the tourist aspect. The virtual tour-based batik village aims to make the batik artisan community more active in utilizing digital application platforms to market their products and produce practical marketing applications. This digital application makes it easier for buyers to find out the promotions being carried out by Bekasi batik by utilizing gadgets and taking advantage of the digital world. The training method uses a case study approach, discussion, and lecture and ends with a training evaluation. The results of the study are based on the review of the user experience of Bekasi city batik artisans; out of 50 respondents, it is found that 55% strongly agree that training materials and virtual tour systems that are socialized are easy to access, can develop digital village web-based virtual tours as well as a forum for urban batik promotion Bekasi. In the aspect of the desired goals of the Bekasi city batik artisans participants, out of 50 respondents, the result was that 65% strongly agreed that the learning objectives of the training and virtual tour system met the expectations of the respondents. It is the hope of the training participants that the problem of marketing the virtual tour system will be a solution to expand the marketing of batik in the City of Bekasi.

Banging on Closed Doors or Beating the Drum? Social Movements’ Interpretations of Opportunities in Legal Appeal Processes

ABSTRACT Social movements and interest groups in Europe are increasingly using litigation as a form of legal mobilization in their campaigns. Current literature often depicts this as a result of favourable opportunities in movements’ legal contexts, with activists responding to rising prospects of legal success. This comparative study of fifteen cases of mobilizations against mineral exploration projects in Sweden explores a puzzle in relation to this view: Why do movements frequently litigate even when the prospects of legal success seem non-existent? Using frame analysis within a multi-institutional politics (MIP) approach, this study explores how movements interpret opportunities in appeal processes linked to mineral exploration projects. While confirming that the prospect of legal success is a relevant motivator in several cases, the results also indicate that some movements interpret the court as a democratic arena, presenting opportunities to mobilize adherents and signal popular resistance to policy makers and extractive companies. These diverging interpretations of the court are tentatively connected to organizational needs for mobilizing adherents, previous experiences of litigating and available institutional logics in society. Building upon the MIP approach, this study introduces the idea that the democratic understanding of the appeal process signifies a ‘creative infringement’. A democratic institutional logic is imported into the court, an arena typically dominated by an institutional legal-bureaucratic logic. Movements’ increasing use of litigation may thus be driven not only by goals of legal success, but also by creative reinterpretations of legal processes as arenas in which goals of popular participation and democracy may be achieved.

The effects of exercise therapy feedback on subjective treatment outcome and patient satisfaction: study protocol for a mono-centric, randomized, controlled trial in orthopedic rehabilitation (FeedYou)

BackgroundThe disease burden of musculoskeletal disorders necessitates multidisciplinary and patient-centered models of care. Exercise therapy represents a first-line treatment strategy and a central component of medical rehabilitation. In order to realize the goals of long-term physical activity and participation as proposed by the ICF, exercise therapy can be supplemented by interventional techniques from the field of psychotherapy. Although psychotherapist feedback has been shown to improve therapeutic outcome and patient satisfaction, feedback use in exercise therapy is mostly limited to motor learning and exercise instruction. The present paper therefore describes the use of multidimensional exercise therapy feedback in medical rehabilitation. The aims of the trial presented in this study protocol are to evaluate the effects of this novel feedback approach on rehabilitation outcomes in comparison to usual care.MethodsThe study is designed as a prospective, mono-centric, randomized controlled, superiority trial (RCT) with two parallel groups and three measuring points: T0 = start of three-week inpatient rehabilitation, T1 = end of three-week inpatient rehabilitation, T2 = 12-week follow-up. In total, 132 patients suffering from chronic neck, shoulder and/or lumbar spine disorders will be recruited. The intervention involves multidimensional exercise therapy feedbacks during the initial and final physical therapist examination, as well as short exercise therapy feedbacks during the course units of the mandatory group-based exercise therapy program. Primary outcomes are the subjective treatment outcome, assessed by BPI and indication-specific questionnaires, as well as patient satisfaction, assessed by ZUF-8 and an intervention-specific questionnaire. The final data collection is expected by May 2023.DiscussionThis study may provide a valuable insight into the effectiveness of multidimensional exercise therapy feedback to improve treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction in medical rehabilitation. This could contribute to rehabilitation quality assurance and the long-term physical activity behavior of rehabilitation patients.Trial registration The trial has been registered with the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS) under the Registration Number DRKS00027263.

‘The festival is ours’: Power dynamics of community participation in the Alter do Chão Film Festival

Although festivals are often promoted as opportunities for community empowerment, power dynamics during festival organization might hinder such potential. To discuss this issue, this article examines the Alter do Chão Film Festival (FestAlter), an originally collaborative project in the touristic village of Alter do Chão, Brazil. Through 16 interviews with festival stakeholders, the article unveils the changing power dynamics within the organization of the festival, and how these impacted the event's goals of community participation. I argue that the organization of this event moved from union to rupture among festival stakeholders – a trajectory caused by managerial divergences regarding the meaning of community participation and a lack of understanding of the history, culture and socioeconomic circumstances of Alter do Chão, an Amazonian village marked by enduring legacies of colonial exploitation.

There is something about oppression: Allies' perspectives on challenges in relationships with experts by experience.

The genuine and meaningful involvement of Experts by Experience in the education of health professionals has consistently demonstrated positive attitudinal change in students. These changes are essential if policy goals for recovery-oriented services and service user participation in mental health services are to be realized. To date academic roles for Experts by Experience have often relied on the support of allies. Despite the important role allies play, research investigating their experiences is limited. The aim of this research was to explore allies' views on supporting implementation of the academic positions for Experts by Experience. A qualitative exploratory study was undertaken involving in-depth interviews with 16 allies. Data were analysed thematically. Challenges that can exist between allies and Experts by Experience was one theme identified from the data. Allies described occasional difficulties in their relationships with Experts by Experience where they felt they were perceived as representative of members of their broader profession with whom Experts by Experience had negative experiences. The perspectives of allies are presented in four subthemes: relationships imbedded in history; consequences of interpersonal stigma; supportive, protective or paternalistic?; and the passion remains, which describes allies' ongoing commitment to supporting Expert by Experience involvement. Understanding the challenges can assist allies to respond appropriately in a non-judgemental and supportive manner. Trauma informed practice may provide a useful framework to address conflicts and facilitate more positive relationships between allies and Experts by Experience. These positive relationships are essential to maximize the positive benefits of Experts by Experience on future clinicians.

Influence of Participants Preparation for Citizen Fora on Equity in Resource Allocation by County Governments of Kenya

Public participation has become a basic requirement for good governance in democratic societies across the world. It is also instrumental in development practice, where it holds the promise of including the community in agenda-setting as well as decision-making in development planning, implementation and sharing of development benefits. In Kenya, both the national and county governments have been engaging the members of the public in participatory processes including budget making process with various degrees of success. For the goals of public participation to be realized, the forums for engaging citizens must be structured in a way that the desired outcomes are achievable. Participants preparation is critical for ensuring they give meaningful and quality input. This study sought to investigate the influence of participants preparation for citizen fora on equity in resource allocation by county governments in Kenya. The study surveyed targeted members of the public who had participated in the budget hearing forums organized by county governments in nine counties selected for the study using a multistage sampling procedure. A total of 491 respondents selected through systematic random sampling, as well as 27 county government officers who were interviewed as key informants. The resulting data, both quantitative and qualitive was cleaned, coded and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and content analysis respectively. The findings of the study show that sufficient publicity in planning for the forums and availing timely, comprehensive, and adequate information to the budget forum participants have a positive and significant influence on equity in resource allocation by county governments. Specifically, it showed that sending invitations to members of the public in a timely manner through channels that are widely accessible to the members of the public leads to a higher number of people attending which is important for decisions that promote equity outcomes. Furthermore, availing adequate budget information helps the participants to understand the entire budget process, the proposed projects and the amounts allocated which enables them to give proposals that engender equity in resource allocation. The study recommends that county governments should strengthen both the publicity and civic education to ensure that members of the public are sufficiently mobilized and empowered to give input that will enable the counties to allocate resources in an equitable way.

Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial

BackgroundThere is a need to investigate relevant, acceptable and feasible approaches that promote participation in leisure-time physical activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study is...

Expanding the Agricultural Educator’s Toolkit: Identifying Challenges in Digital Media Production Technology

This study explores the perceptions and experiences related to agricultural educators in Minnesota who have used digital media production tools and concepts as learning activities in the classroom. As the cost associated with digital media production equipment and software continues to decrease, this technology is becoming more accessible and creates the potential for new types of classroom outputs. This type of learning activity is in its infancy in School Based Agricultural Education (SBAE). As more educators look to embed 21st century skill-based projects in their coursework, it is important to begin exploring needs and resources identified by those currently engaged in this strategy. The researchers in this project aimed to better understand how the participants map knowledge and identify gaps when using digital media production as a learning tool. The project examined the motivations, experiences, implementation processes, and future goals of participants. A collective case study was used to explore this phenomenon. In-depth interviews with educators were examined using qualitative open coding techniques. This produced emergent themes regarding lesson design and implementation as well as perceptions of student learning. Educators highly valued this student learning activity to develop communication skills necessary for many career paths. Other emergent themes were an increase in student engagement, critical thinking, media literacy, and transferable skills. The study found barriers to digital media activities such as prior experience with technology, school district resources, professional development opportunities, and lesson preparation time. Educators identified a need for streamlined resources and accessible professional development to fully embrace digital media as a learning strategy.

Evaluating Risk Management Perspectives of Parties in Construction Projects Funded by Vietnam Government’s Budget

Background: Risks always go with the activities of construction investment projects. The impact of risks, whether large or small, affects the project results. The proper risk assessment will help managers to have appropriate responses. Project parties with different roles will have different project participation goals. This can lead to a different view of risk between the parties in the project. Aim: This study will focus on examining the risk management perspectives of the parties during the project implementation phase for construction investment projects using Government’s budget capital in Vietnam. Methods: The author will use a multivariate regression model to consider the views of three main actors in the project, including the investor/project management board, the consultant, and the contractor. Results: The views of the parties are analyzed based on the parties' assessment of the impact of risks on project results. Conclusion: Risks are unavoidable in construction investment projects. Project parties need to assess risks properly and develop appropriate responses.

YEAR ONE AND BEYOND: SUSTAINING A COLLABORATIVE AGING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Abstract A graduate aging fellowship experience can provide participants with unique opportunities for professional development in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, community engagement, and team science. Program success is contingent on multiple factors beyond participant recruitment and customizable curriculum to meet the educational goals of individual participants. Stakeholder buy-in, strategic planning, and identification of funding streams are all necessary to support an internal program beyond its first year. In this session, we will offer guidance in planning, building, and sustaining a fellowship program for current graduate students with a professional interest in supporting older adults.