Call for Proposals: 2016 Annual Program Meeting Gero-Ed Track
The Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology) Track emphasizes the imperative to prepare social workers with competencies to enhance the health and well-being of older adults, their family members, and other informal caregivers. The Track covers issues related to aging and intergenerational social work research, policy, education, and practice, which have implications across a range of settings and in national and international spheres. The Track further provides an opportunity for faculty, students, field supervisors, and practitioners to disseminate and gain gerontological knowledge and skills. Gero-Ed Track proposals must clearly state the issue related to aging or older adults, demonstrate its importance to gerontological social work, advance the field’s knowledge base, demonstrate attention to diversity, include evidence-based materials, and reference scholarly literature.
The Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology) Track emphasizes the imperative to prepare social workers with competencies to enhance the health and well-being of older adults, their family members, and other informal caregivers. The Track covers issues related to aging and intergenerational social work research, policy, education, and practice, which have implications across a range of settings and in national and international spheres. The Track further provides an opportunity for faculty, students, field supervisors, and practitioners to disseminate and gain gerontological knowledge and skills. Gero-Ed Track proposals must clearly state the issue related to aging or older adults, demonstrate its importance to gerontological social work, advance the field’s knowledge base, demonstrate attention to diversity, include evidence-based materials, and reference scholarly literature.
In keeping with the theme of this year’s APM theme, “Advancing Collaborative Practice through Social Work Education,” Gero-Ed Track proposals should focus on the importance of collaborative practice across different contexts in the preparation of future gerontological social work professionals. Collaborative practice in this context refers to working effectively with other disciplines such as nurses, legal advocates, physicians, and law enforcement to promote positive outcomes for clients and client systems. Proposals should highlight collaborative practice to address issues related to aging across micro, mezzo and macro systems, showcase evidence-based outcomes and lessons learned related to collaborative practice, and provide a venue for scholarly dialogue and productive networking about collaboration.
Proposals should be submitted by the February 22, 2016 deadline through the 2016 APM submission site.
For more information about the general call for proposals that was shared on January 13, 2016, click here.