Films

§         A Century of Living

§         African-American Life Transitions with Jean Moss

§         Aging Mind

§         Aging with Grace

§         Big Mama

§         Biology of Aging

§         Elder Abuse

§         Everybody Looks Good at the Starting Line

§         Everyone Rides a Carousel

§         Family Caregivers

§         For Better or Worse

§         Geriatric Depression (Duke University)

§         Growing Old Aging Well

§         Growing Old in a New Age: Love, Intimacy and Relationships (tape 4)

§         Human Growth & Development

§         Legacy

§         Living Longer…Aging Well

§         Living with Pride

§         Man Alive

§         Miss Nora’s Store

§         On Death and Grief

§         Oral History: A Center of Living

§         Parenthood

§         Portraits of Aging

§         Resources on Counseling Older Person Part 1 Career & Lifestyles

§         Retirement: Options for Living

§         Return Home

§         Silent Pioneers

§         The Aging Brain Through Many Lives

§         The Brain-Changes in Stroke Victims

§         The Color of Paradise

§         The Oldest Victims: Elder Abuse

§         The Search for Intimacy

§         The Sixth Sense

§         The Social Convoy of Late Adulthood

§         Thou Shalt Honor (PBS caregiving documentary)

§         Tuesdays with Morrie

§         Vanishing Line

Readings

§         Administration on Aging. (2000). Grandparents raising grandchildren. Washington, D.C.: Department of Health and Human Services. (CSWE SAGE/SW FDI information)

§         Albom, M. (2003). Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. Collingdale, PA: DIANE Publishing Company. 

§         Alwin, D. (1997). Aging, social change and conservatism. In M. Hardy (Ed.), Studying aging and social change: Conceptual and methodological issues (pp.164-190). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

§         Angelou, M. (2001). On aging. In M. Angelou, And still I rise. [Poetry] New York, NY: Random House.

§         Applewhite, S. (1998). Culturally competent practice with elderly Latinos. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 30 (1/2), 1-15.

§         Ashford, J. B, Lecroy, C. W. & Lortie, K. L. (2001). Human behavior in the social environment: A multidimensional perspective (2^nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning. Chapters 11 &12.

§         Baltes, P., & Baltes, M. (1990).  Psychological perspectives on successful aging:  The model of selective optimization with compensation.  In P. Baltes & M. Baltes (Eds.), Successful aging:  Perspectives from the behavioral sciences (pp. 1-34). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

§         Beaver, M., & Miller, D. (1992). Clinical social work practice with the elderly: Primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

§         Brandstadter, J., & Greve, W. (1994). The aging self: Stabilizing and protective processes. Developmental Review, 14, 52-80.

§         Bulcroft, K., & O’Connor, M. (1986). The importance of dating relationships on quality of life for older persons. Family Relations, 86, 397-401.

§         Caputo, R. (2001). Depression and health among grandmothers co-residing with grandchildren in two cohorts of women. Families in Society, 82(5), 473-483.

§         Carstensen, L., Isaacowitz, D., & Charles, S. (1999). Taking time seriously: A theory of socioemotional selectivity. American Psychologist, 54 (3), 165-181.

§         Chang, J., & Moon, A. (1997). Korean American elderly’s knowledge and perceptions of elder abuse: A qualitative analysis of cultural factors. Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 6 (1/2), 139-154.

§         Cohen, B. (1991). Holocaust survivors and the crisis of aging. Families in Society, April, 226-232.

§         Craig, G. G., & Kermis, M. D. (1995). Children today. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

§         Crain, W. (1992). Theories of development: Concepts and applications (Fourth Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Chapters 12, 16.

§         Delgado, M., & Tennstedt, S. (1997). Puerto Rican sons as primary caregivers of elderly parents. Social Work, 42 (2), 125-134.

§         Deselle, D., & Proctor, T. (2000). Advocating for the elderly hard-of-hearing population: The deaf people we ignore. Social Work, 45 (3), 277-281.

§         Erickson, E. H., Erickson, J.M., & Kivnick, H. Q. (1994). Vital iInvolvement in old age: The experience of old age in our time. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Co. Inc.

§         Fellin, P. (1995). The community and the social worker. Itasca, IL: Peabody

§         Fredrickson, K. (1999). Family caregiving responsibilities among lesbians and gay men. Social Work, 44 (2), 142-154.

§         Gallagher-Thompson, D., & Coon, D. (1996). Depression. In J. Sheikh & I. Yalom (Eds.). Treating the elderly. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

§         Garcia, J. (1999). Caring for and by Hispanic elders: Perceptions of four generations of women. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 26, 169-187.

§         Generations (2002, Spring). Special issue on Mental Health and Mental Illness in Later Life.

§         Greenberg, J. (1995). The other side of caring: Adult children with mental illness as supports to their mothers in later life. Social Work, 40 (3), 414- 423.

§         Hines, P., Garcia-Preto, N., McGoldrick, M., Alemeida, R., & Weltman, S. (1992). Intergenerational relationships across cultures. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 100-114.

§         Hooyman, N. R., & Kiyak, H. A. (2002). Social gerontology: A multidisciplinary perspective, 6^th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Chapters 5, 12.

§         Hutchison, E. D. (2003). Dimensions of human behavior: Person and environment (2^nd ed.) and Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (2^nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

§         Jeste, D. V., Alexopoulos, G. S., Bartels, S. J., Cummings, J. L., Gallo, J. J., Gottlieb, G. L., Halpain, M. C., Palmer, B. W., Patterson, T. L., Reynolds, C. F. 3rd, & Lebowitz, B. D. (1999). Consensus statement on the upcoming crisis in geriatric mental health: Research agenda for the next two decades. Archives of Geneneral Psychiatry 56(9), 848-53.

§         Kirst-Shaman, K. (2000).  Human behavior, communities, organizations, and groups in the macro social environment. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.  Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12.

§         Kivnick, H., & Jernstedt, H. L. (1996). Mama still sparkles: An elder role model in long-term care. Marriage and Family Review, 24 (12), 123-164.

§         Kivnick, H., & Murry, S. (2001). Life strengths interview guide. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 34, 7-32

§         Lee. (2001). Domains of caregiving. California Dept. of Aging.

§         Levine, J. (2001). Working with victims of persecution: Lessons from Holocaust survivors. Social Work, 46 (4), 350-360.

§         McBreen, J. T., Rifkin, M. L., & Berger, R. L. (1996). Human behavior: A perspective for the helping professions. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated. Chapter 4 –Older Adults.

§         McCaslin, R. (1993). An intergenerational family congruence model.  In P. A. Cowan, D. Field, A. Hansen, A. Skolnick, & G. E. Swanson (Eds.). Family, self and society: toward a new agenda for family research. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

§         McFadden, S. (1999). Religion, personality, and aging: A life span perspective. Journal of Personality, 67, 1081-1104.

§         McLeod, B. W. (1999). Caregiving: The spiritual journey of love, loss, and renewal. Indianapolis, John Wiley & Sons

§         Merck manual of geriatrics, Chapter 13: “Care of the dying patient.” http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/sec1/ch13.htm

§         Mokuau, N., & Browne, C. (1994). Life themes of Native Hawaiian female elders: Resources for cultural preservation. Social Work, 39 (1), 43-49.

§         Moon, A. (2000). Perceptions of elder abuse among various cultural groups: Similarities and differences. Generations, 24 (2), 75-80.

§         Murphy, J., G. (1996). Cognitive impairment. In J. Sheikh & I. Yalom (Eds.), Treating the elderly. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

§         Neugarten, B., & Neugarten , D. (1986). Changing meanings of age in the aging society.  In A. Pifer & L. Bronte (Eds), Our aging society: Paradox and promise. New York: W. W. Norton.

§         Pillari, V. (1998). Human behavior in the social environment: The developing person in a holistic context. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

§         Pipher, M. (2000). Another country: Navigating the emotional terrain of elders. New York, NY: Riverhead Books, The Penguin Group.

§         Probstfield, M. (2001). Perceptions of death. Southern Sociological Society. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.

§         Ramirez- Barranti, C., & Cohen, H. (2000). Gay and lesbian elders: An invisible minority. In R. L. Shneider, N. P. Kropf, & A. J. Kisor (Eds.), Gerontological social work: Knowledge, service settings and special populations. 2nd ed (pp. 343-367). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.

§         Ramsey-Klawsnik, H. (2000). Elder-abuse offenders: A typology. Generations, 24 (2), 6-12.

§         SAGE materials on “biopsychosocial aspects of aging” and “demographics of aging.

§         Sarton, M. (1973). As we are now. New York, NY: Norton

§         Scharlach, A., Fuller-Thomson, E., & Kramer, B. (2000). Curriculum module on aging and ethnicity. Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley School of Social Welfare. (CSWE SAGE/SW FDI information).

§         Schriver, J M. (1998). 2^nd Ed. Human behavior and the social environment: Shifting paradigms in essential knowledge for social work practice (2^nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

§         Solomon, R. (1992). Curriculum for clinical practice. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 18, 101-117.

§         Teaching Resource Kit v. 2.0, Section 8.5, CSWE/SAGE-SW.

§         Thompson, S., & Thompson, N. (1999). Older people, crisis and loss. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 7(2).

§         Tice, C. (1999). Mental health issues and aging:  Building on the strengths of older persons. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

§         U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (1999). The Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health. Rockville, MD: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter5/sec1.html

§         Van Hook, M., Hugen, B., & Aguilar, M. (2001). Spirituality within religious traditions in social work practice. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

§         Williams, E., & Donnelly, J. (2002). Older Americans and AIDS: Some guidelines for prevention. Social Work, 47, 105-111.

§         Zastrow, C., & Kirst-Ashman, K. (2004). Understanding human behavior and the social environment. Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth. Chapters 11-16 (Middle and Older Adulthood).

Reading Topic Areas

§         Biological systems and aging: Changes due to normal aging and potential for abuse/neglect

§         Bio-psychosocial assessment during later adulthood

§         Frail elderly

§         GLBT aging

§         Grand-parenting

§         Illness, dying, and death

§         Intergenerational issues

§         Medicare and Medicaid

§         Provision of services to older adults

§         Social and emotional development in old age

§         Theoretical approaches to understanding elder abuse and perpetrator behavior

§         Women and aging

Modules

§         Curriculum module on aging and ethnicity

§         Myths and stereotypes about aging from HBSE Teaching Module (SAGE-SW Resource Kit) and other materials/readings/case examples

§         PowerPoint module addressing family caregiving

§         Psychological and sociological theories that apply to aging, challenges facing older adults, biases, etc.

§         Substance abuse and aging

Websites

§         Child Welfare League of America, http://www.cwla.org/

§         Longevity Game, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, http://www.nmfn.com/tn/learnctr--lifeevents--longevity

§         National Center on Elder Abuse, www.elderabusecenter.org

§         Rural Caregiver Program, www.hsc.wvu.edu/coa/ruralcare

§         University of North Carolina GeroRich Project Teaching Resources, http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/projects/hartford/tresour.htm

Discussion

§         Agency based services and residential facilities, Information and Referral services, Total Quality Management

§         Aging and end-of-life care

§         Big Mama: View and discuss application of life span theories, systems theory, bio/socio/psychological/spiritual approach, and ecological approach to case situation

§         Bio-psychosocial dimensions of late adulthood

§         Class discussion and small group presentations applying content on later adulthood to examples given in text and from personal experience

§         Desires among aging with regard to advanced directives, power of attorney, acknowledgement of their preferences

§         Diverse relationships and consideration of end-of-life directives

§         Gender and Aging: Review of text and related readings to explore the impact of gender on aging

§         Medical model, systems theory, Erikson developmental stages in adulthood, role theory, loss and grief

§         Myths and stereotypes about aging

§         Neighborhood empowerment - homebound older  residents, secondary settings, theoretical perspectives-communities

§         Older adulthood: Three sessions focusing specifically on biological, psychological, and social factors related to aging

§         Sandwich generation and grandparents raising grandchildren

§         Smith case in discussion of ecological perspective

§         Social systems - late adulthood, gay/lesbian/transgender older adult, influences of ethnic diversity, macro system responses, Older Americans Act

§         Student's beliefs

§         Successful aging

§         Tuesdays with Morrie: Discussion incorporating the middle and older adulthood stage

§         When the legends die: Discussion

Lectures

§         Ageism and consequences of ageism

§         Dementia, differential diagnosis w/depression, substance disorders, late life anxiety disorders, mental disorders secondary to medical

§         GeroRich PowerPoint presentation

§         Grandparent roles included throughout lectures on childhood

§         Late adulthood: PowerPoint

§         Life task of reconciliation and ego integrity

§         Major overview of theories including those relevant to elder abuse, biological and social theories of aging, developmental frameworks

§         Power Point Presentations: Theories on Aging, Aging Demographics, SAGE-SW on Cultural Competence, Ethics, Bio, Psycho, Social Myths

§         Role of grandparents in child rearing in different cultural groups

§         Successful aging in women presentation based on  results of department chair’s recent research

Guest Speakers (related to the following settings or topics)

§         Area Agency on Aging staff presentation

§         Department of Adult & Elderly Affairs

§         Domestic violence and older women

§         Kinship care and funerals/grief rituals in African American communities

§         Living wills, advance directives, hospice

§         Older adults

§         Panel of diverse older adults met with the class 4 times--issues related to youth, early adulthood, middle adulthood, later adulthood

§         Portland State University Hartford Geriatric Project

§         University of Hawaii Center on Aging

Role-plays

§         Assessment strategies

§         Situations and experiences of older adults

Exercises

§         Ageism, attitudes towards aging, and age norms: In-class activities

§         Aging IQ Exercise

§         Characteristics of delirium, dementia, depression, anxiety disorders, mania & psychotic disorders: Chart.

§         Congratulations, You’re Retired, CSWE/SAGE-SW Teaching Kit

§         Ecomap of an older adult

§         Eldercare: The Game (a game the project director created to deal with the interface of paid employment and elder caregiving)

§         Facts on aging quiz/answers

§         Game of Aging Concerns

§         Grief as a Cross Cultural Experience, GeroRich Teaching Module #13

§         Intergenerational Household Life-Map

§         Longevity exercise

§         Memory aging questionnaire

§         Misperceptions of older adults: In-class activity

§         Myths and Fallacies of Aging

§         Organizational assessment exploring community, culture, and organizational structures

§         Sandwich Generation Exercise

§         Secure Project Kit simulations

§         Sensory deficit exercises

§         Sensory kit simulating senses of older adults.  Created by Project.

§         Six wishes exercises

§         What do you know about aging? Quiz: Schmall & Pratt, 1996

§         When I am 80 exercise

Assignments:

Written

§         Adult development paper includes aging issues

§         Aging well activity-paper assignment

§         Culturally diverse clients

§         Essay questions about strengths and challenges of a particular older adult who was referred to APS

§         Essays regarding impact of society’s values on disadvantaged groups, includes older adults

§         Journal and reflective paper

§         Online debate: Should older adults (60 and over) be considered as foster/adoptive parents

§         Required term paper on a cross-cultural aged person

§         Role of elders in child's life

§         Stereotypes and kinship care

§         Students required to complete two literature reviews related to old age, very old age, and death and dying topics

§         Term paper addressing a social issue related to aging

§         Three-generation family

Interviews

§         Interview three generations regarding a topic

§         Interview/observation of agency: Students analyzed age as an influence on staff dynamics, one group observed an agency that deals with issues of aging

§         Life stage interview and analysis

§         Students interview an older person to explore issues

Projects/Presentations

§         Co-resident grandparents and grandparent-maintained families, referencing Child Welfare League of America website

§         Exploration of ethnic group team project

§         Group project: Use of a theoretical model to analyze an individual over the life span

§         Hands-on intergenerational community project

§         Intergenerational oral history, intergenerational portfolio assignment

§         Intergenerational project which involves at least 3 conversations with an elder

§         Panel presentation by older adults discussing their lives

§         Presentation on the specific topic of successful aging in women

§         Service Learning

§         Student presentation topics on discrimination

§         Team presentations on late adulthood

Case Studies

§         Application of NASW Code of Ethics to case studies

§         Case study development using someone in late adulthood

§         Depression in an older woman

§         Elder abuse, referencing National Center on Elder Abuse website

§         Navajo community, spirituality, and respect for elders

§         Older lesbians