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MICRO PRACTICE COURSES
Resources, Materials & Methods
Resources & Materials
Films
§ Aging with Grace
§ Assessing Older People
§ Big Mama
§ Caregivers
§ Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
§ Counseling the Older Adult
§ Delaney Sisters
§ Divided Loyalties
§ Elder Abuse
§ Family Group Decision Making
§ Forever Young
§ Grandma Goes to the Clinic
§ Growing Old in a New Age: Illness and Disability (Tape 10)
§ I Never Sang For My Father
§ If These Walls Could Talk 2
§ In Focus: Elder Abuse
§ Interviewing in Action
§ Iris
§ It’s An Age Thing!
§ Journey of a Country Doctor
§ Legacy
§ My American Girls
§ On our own Terms: A Time for Change
§ Smoke Signals
§ Soul Food
§ The Joy Luck Club
§ The Mental Status Examination of the Older Adults
§ Thou Shalt Honor
§ To be Old, Black and Poor
§ Tuesday with Morrie
§ Vanishing Line
§ Visual Physical Assessment video
§ Wit
Readings
§ Abramson, J. (1988). Participation of elderly patients in discharge
planning: Is self-determination a reality? Social Work, 33 (5), 443-448.
§ Albom, M. (2003). Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man,
and Life's Greatest Lesson. Collingdale, PA: DIANE Publishing Company.
§ Andrews, J. (2001). Witnessing
lives. In Working with the Stories of Women’s Lives. Adelaide,
Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.
§ Ball, K., Wadley, V., & Roenker, D. (2003).
Obstacles to implementing research outcomes in community settings. The Gerontologist,
43, Special Issue I (March), 19-28.
§ Bengston, V.L. (2001). Beyond the nuclear family: The increasing importance of multigenerational bonds.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(1), 1-16.
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Bergeron, L., & Gray, B. (2003). Ethical Dilemmas of Reporting
Suspected Elder Abuse. Social Work, 48 (1), 96-106.
§ Bonhote, K., Roamno-Egan, J. & Cornwell, C. (1999). Altruism and creative expression in a long-term
older adult psychotherapy group. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 20,
603-617.
§ Brandl, B. & Raymond, J. (1997). Unrecognized Elder Abuse Victims: Older Abused Women. Journal
of Case Management, 6(2), 62 - 68.
§ Browne, C. V. (1995). Empowerment in social sork practice with older women. Social Work, 40(3), 358-364.
§ Brownell, P. (1997). The application of the Culturagram in cross-cultural
practice with elder abuse victims. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 9(2).
§ Butler, R. N., Lewis, M. I. & Sunderland, T. (1998).
Aging and mental health: Positive psychosocial and biomedical Approaches. Needham Heights,
MA: Allyn & Bacon.
§ Capitman, J., Hernandez-Gallegos, W., & Yee, D. (1991). Diversity assessments in aging services.
Generations, 15 (4), 73-76.
§ Collins, D., Jordan, C., & Coleman, H. (1999). An Introduction to Family Social Work. Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth.
§ Conway,
P. (1988). Losses and grief in old age. Social Casework, 69, 541-549.
§ Coon, D. W., Rider, K., Gallagher-Thompson, D., & Thompson, L. (1999). Cognitive-behavioral therapy
for the treatment of late-life distress. In M. Duffy (Ed.), Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with older adults
(pp. 487-510). New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
§ Cox, C. (2002). Empowering African American custodial grandparents. Social Work, 47,
45-54.
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Cox, E.O., & Parsons, R.J. (1994). Empowerment-Oriented Social Work
Practice with the Elderly (pp. 9-109). Belmont, CA:
Brooks/Cole Publishing.
§ Czaja, S.J. & Sharit, J. (2003). Practically relevant research: Capturing real world tasks, environments, and outcomes. The Gerontologist, 43, Special Issue I (March), 9-18.
§ Dorfman R. A., Lubben, J. E., Mayer-Oakes, A., Atchison, K., Schweitzer, S. O., DeJong, F. J., &
Matthias, R. E. (1995). Screening for depression among a well elderly population, Social Work, 40(3), 295-304.
§
Drinka, et al; (1991). NASW Core Social Work
Values/ Ethical Responsibilities; ALSAR-Revised format.
§ Farkas, M., Jette, A. M., Tennstedt, S., Haley, S. M., & Quinn V.
(2003). Knowledge dissemination and utilization in gerontology: An organizing framework.
Gerontologist, 43,
47-56.
§ Fast, B., & Chapin, R. (2000). Strength based case management for older adults. Baltimore:
Health Professions Press.
§ Fast, B., & Chapin, R. (2002). The strengths model with older adults: Critical practice components.
In Saleebey, D. (Ed.) The strengths perspective in social work practice (3rd ed., chapter 9). Boston:
Allyn & Bacon.
§ Gibson, P. A. (1999). African American grandmothers: New mothers again. Affilia, 14(3), 329-343.
§ Gibson, P. A. (2002). African American grandmothers as caregivers: Answering
the call to help their grandchildren. Families in Society, 83(1), 35-43.
§ Green, M. & Piel, J. A. (2002). Theories of human development (chapters 1-2). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
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Greenberg, J. S. (1995). The other side
of caring: Adult children with mental illness as supports to their mothers in later life.
Social Work, 40(3), 414-23
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Hartman, A., & Laird, J. (1983). Family-Centered Social Work Practice
(chapter 15). New York: Free Press.
§
Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., & Larsen, J. A. (2002). Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills.
(6th ed.). Pacific Grove CA: Brooks/Cole, Wadsworth Group.
§
Keigher, S. (2001). Clinical ethics: Living and dying: New challenges for
changing times. Health and Social Work 26 (3).
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Kelly, T. B. (1999). Mutual aid groups with mentally ill older adults. Social
Work with Groups, 21(4), 63-80.
§ Kennedy, G. J., & Tanenbaum, S. (2000). Psychotherapy
with older adults. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 54(3), 386-407.
§ Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H. (1994). Generalist
social work practice with organizations and communities. Chicago: Nelson-Hall
Publishers.
§ Kivnick, H. & Murry (2001) Life strengths interview guide: assessing elder clients' strengths.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 34(4): 7-32.
§ Kropf, N., & Hutchinson, E. (2000). Effective practice with elderly clients. In R. L. Schneider, N. P. Kropf, & A. J. Kisor (Eds.),
Gerontological social work - Knowledge, service settings, and special populations (2nd
Ed.). Pacific Grove. CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing.
§ Leigh, J. (1998). Communicating cultural competence (chapters 1-5,
12). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
§ Linsk, N. L. (2000). HIV among older adults: Age-specific issues in prevention and treatment.
AIDS Reader, 10(7), 430-444.
§ Marino, S. (1991). Selected problems in counseling the
elderly. In M. Holosko and M.D. Feit (Eds.), Social work practice with the
elderly (pp. 47-74). Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
§ McCaslin, R. (1993). An intergenerational congruence model. In P.A. Cowan, D. Field, D.A. Hansen, A. Skolnick, & G.E. Swanson (Eds.), Family,
self, and society. Lawrence Erlbaum.
§ McDonald, P. A., & Haney, M. (1997). Counseling the older adult: A training manual in clinical
gerontology (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
§ McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2002). Social work with elders: A biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention. Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
§ Milewskin-Hertlein, K. A. (2001). The use of a social
constructed genogram in clinical practice. American Journal of Family Therapy,
29(1), 23-38.
§ Miley, K. K., O’Melia, M., & DuBois, B. (2000). Generalist social work practice: An empowering approach (3rd ed, ch. 3). Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
§ Monahan, D., Greene, V., and Coleman, P. (1992). Caregiver support groups: Factors affecting use of
services. Social Work, 37(3), 254-260.
§ Monk, A. (1981). Social work with the aged: Principles of practice. Social
Work 26(1), 61-68.
§ Moon. A. (2000). Perceptions of elder abuse among various cultural groups:
Similarities and differences. Generations, 24 (2), 75-80.
§ Napeppa, M. J., & Reid, W. J. (1998). Task-centered case management for the elderly: Developing a practice model. Research on Social Work Practice, 8(1), 63-85.
§ Neugarten, B. and Neugarten , D. (1986). Changing meanings of age in the aging society. In A. Pifer
and L. Bronte (eds). Our aging society:
Paradox and promise. New York: w. W. Norton, 1986.
§ Ogles, B., Lambert, M., & Masters, K. (1996). Assessing outcomes in clinical practice. New
York: Allyn and Bacon.
§ Pillemer, K., Czaja, S., Schulz, R., & Stahl, S. M. (2003). Finding the best ways to help: Opportunities
and challenges of intervention research on aging. The Gerontologist, 43, Special Issue I (March), 5-8.
§ Power, M., & Maluccio, A. N. (1998). Intergenerational
approaches to helping families at risk. Generations, 22(4), 37-42.
§ Reminiscence: An important task for older Americans. Texas Cooperative Extension. Online. Available: http://fcs.tamu.edu/aging/reminiscence.htm
§ Richardson, V. (1992). Service use among urban African-American
elderly people. Social Work, 37(1), 47-54.
§ Russell, C. (1999). Interviewing vulnerable old people: Ethical and methodological implications of
imaging our subjects. Journal of Aging Studies, 13(4), 403-415.
§ SAGE/SW FDI readings. Trends in Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings. Elder Abuse Information
Series No. 2. Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Fact Sheet.
§ Sheafor, B.W. (2000). Techniques and Guidelines for Social Work Practice (5th ed.).
§ Snyder, L. (2000). Speaking our minds: Personal reflections from individuals with Alzheimer’s.
W.H. Freeman & Co.
§ Stevenson, J. L., & Wright,
P. S. (1999). Group dynamics. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 23(3), 139-173.
§ Supiano, K. P. (2001). Forming relationships: The key to creative care management.
In Ingersoll-Dayton, B., & Campbell, R. (Eds.), The delicate balance: Case Studies in Counseling and Care Management for Older Adults (pp 181-197). Baltimore: Health Professions
Press.
§ SWARC (Social Work
Aging Resource Center) handouts: meaning in later life, grandparents
as caregivers. San Jose State University. Available online: http://www2.sjsu.edu/swarc/students.htm
§ Toseland, R.W. & Rivas, R.F. (1998). Introduction to Group Work Practice 3rd
ed (pp.127-142). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
§ Warner, D. F., & Hayward, M. D. (2002). Race disparities in men’s mortality: The role of
childhood social conditions in a process of cumulative disadvantage. Paper
presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, GA. Available online: http://www.pstc.brown.edu/hayward02.PDF
§ Williams, E., & Donnelly, J. (2002). Older Americans and AIDS: Some guidelines for
prevention. Social Work, 47, 105-113
§ Williams, J. H., Drinka, T. J. K., Greenberg, J. R., Farrell-Holtan, J., Euhardy, R., & Schram,
M. (1991). Development and testing of the Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR) in elderly community-dwelling veterans. The Gerontologist, 31(1), 84-91.
§ Witkin, S.L. (1999). How “ripened” are you? Social
Work, 44(6), 509-511.
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Reference Citations
§ Bean & Hudgins, Cross-Cultural lessons and inspirations
from grandparents and great-grandparents raising grandchildren (Reflections 7).
§ Delmaestro, Sharing Despair: Working with distressed caregivers.
§ Faculty WorkBook in Aging: Compilation of relevant readings/exercises
developed by CSWE SAGE Project along with our own project work
§ Green, R. R. (2001). The functional age model and individual and
family intervention.
§ Textbook: Social Work in Health Field: A Care Perspective
Module
§ Assessment : Communicating with older adults
Guest
Speakers
§ Adult services
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Assessing family (elder) violence, guest
speaker/panel
§ Former university Vice President, age 88
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Older adults visit and participate in
on-campus class sessions
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Two female caregivers discuss their experiences
Methods
Discussion
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Ageism is integrated into each topic discussed
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Caregiving, socio-emotional and cognitive
problems of elders, elder support systems, dying and bereavement
§ Communication with older clients: Simulation of communication
disorders
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Discussion on a spiritual tradition
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Elders participate in classroom lectures
and discussions
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Film on cultural competence with discussion
on diversity, particularly regarding aging
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Film/discussion on Alzheimer’s Disease
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Gerontological issues in service learning
sites related to gerontology
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Groups identify and discuss practice behaviors
and techniques that support self-determination
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Loss/mourning, intervention strategies
when appropriate
§ Support systems for older persons
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Transference and counter-transference,
ethical issues re addictions, caregiver issues (older adults)
§ What do you know about aging?
Facts and fallacies
Lectures
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Assessment tools with older adults
§ Geriatric Depression Scale
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How each class of drug affects older adults,
geriatric depression, dementia, geriatric suicide assessment, mental health policy
§ Identification/assessment, reporting laws for elder abuse
§ Information on family life cycles from Carter and McGoldrick
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Mandated responsibility in reporting abuse
and neglect
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Overview of models, settings, and distinguishing
features of case management for frail older adults
§ Power Point Presentation of the Profession of Social Work and
Older Adults and Mental Health from SAGE-SW Resource Kit
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Review of elements of care coordination,
therapeutic interventions
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Special considerations in geriatric
assessment including general client information, functioning in activities of daily living,
legal/financial aspects, psychological, elder abuse
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Trends in drug use over the life
span across racial/ethnic groups; drug use by age categories; differential impact of drugs
on the body as the body ages
Role-plays
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Assigned roles as “clients”
and “workers;” at least one “client” who is aging or facing aging-related issues in a family member
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Audiotape of role-play interviews
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Intergenerational and older adult specific
issues
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Use scenarios from the Teaching Resource
Kit
Exercises
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Assess own personal environments
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Assessment and planning exercise relative
to the film Iris
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Class activity playing the “Aging
Game”
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Critically analyze attitudes toward vulnerable
populations with aging as an option
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Develop assessment and treatment plan;
discuss biosocial factors that impact the assessment and treatment plan (i.e., age)
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Ecomap and culturagram
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Empathy exercises
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Evaluate career choices with different
populations
§ Mandatory scenario counseling, video tape on nursing home placement
§ Mental Health Status Examination exercise
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Myths of aging
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Out-of-class social history-taking exercise,
using older adults as practice clients
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Reflect on areas of growth regarding a
vulnerable population
§ Secure Project Master Kits to increase sensitivity for needs
of older adults
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Simulation exercise: Aging-related physical
problems
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Small group exercise (non verbal language,
balance of power, communication)
§ Teaching Resource Kit (SAGE-SW)
§ The Longevity Quiz
§ The Sex and Aging Game
Assignments:
Written
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A multidimensional assessment which will
include an elder as client, or part of the client system
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Biopsychosocial assessment from film (Big
Mama) with peer editing of drafts
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Family analysis paper
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Genogram/ecomap/systems interaction paper
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Preliminary assessment based upon viewing
Big Mama
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Transcription of interview and paper providing
critical reflection of skill factors used and areas to increase skill application
Interviews
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3
interviews, complete psychosocial history and genogram of individual age 65 or over with whom not well acquainted
§ Community collaboration project in which students interviewed
older adults regarding their attitudes toward front line health care workers
§ Complete bio-psycho-social interview on individual or family
with member over 65
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Ethnographic interviewing and methods
to address social justice and diversity in social work practice (process and/or video recording)
§ Interview social worker in mental health older adult setting;
Ethnic interview
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Interviewing peers to develop genograms
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Life stage interview and analysis
§ Video with interviews of older adults and younger persons to
identify differences in methods/techniques
Projects/Presentations
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Assessment of 3-generation family, (a)
genogram, (b) identification of intergenerational patterns/relationships
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Community project at the Area Agency on
Aging ; creating public relations materials, delivering new medical alert equipment to older residents in rural areas, and
developing an annual meeting for the agency
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Cultural Competence Poster/Bibliography
project and presentation
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Develop a comprehensive client assessment
including cognitive abilities, spiritual aspects, social support systems and standardized instruments for older adults
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Ethnic traditions of families project
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Group presentations on research topic,
population, and intervention
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Older adult greeting card assignment
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PowerPoint presentation on services to
older adults
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Presentations (by students) on aging-related
mental health and addictions issues
Case
studies
§ Advocacy, engagement, and aging
§ Assessment, planning, evaluation and termination
§ Case study of Suskin
1998 A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy
League
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Case with an older male age 71
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Communication and aging: Case study
1 – George, Case study 2 – Margaret and Sandor, Communication with
older adults: listening and responding
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Elders and depression
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Family whose members are experiencing
difficulty coping with loss of an older family member
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Late night with Bea Rosen
§ Margaret and Sandor, Growing Older; Sensory Changes
§ Rivas and Hull (2000) case studies in generalist practice for case discussion and analysis
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Self-determination vs. protective care
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Two case studies that deal with aging
and intergenerational issues
Community
Projects
§ 3 service learning projects: 1) focus service-learning activities
on needs of retired social workers; complete surveys, focus groups; develop strategies; work together collaboratively with
retired social workers; 2) service learning project on resilience while losing independence; 3) video and manual for staff;
present inservice on information gleaned from service learning project related to retired social workers
§ 30-hour service learning (opportunities with 6 local agencies
serving older adults)
§ Each student is paired with an older person who acts as client for the semester
§ Field Trips and Tours:
§ Local senior center, adult day center, and older adult apartment building
§ Center in the Woods, on site lecture given by the center executive
director, and conversations with older volunteers
§ Jewish Home, Syracuse Housing
§ Students interact with and learn from older adults in an assisted
living facility
§ Opportunities to connect with a community-based kinship care
resource center
§ Veteran social workers work with students; Job shadowing
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