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    05/06/2013
    Thank You to Our Sponsors
    The CSWE Gero-Ed Center Fund has received generous contributions from over 100 individuals since 2007 that help support the Center’s sustainability. If you would like to contribute, select the Gero-Ed Fund box when renewing your CSWE membership or e-mail the Gero-Ed Center .
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    05/01/2013
    Accepting Nominations for a Student Travel Scholarship
    The CSWE Gero-Ed Center is pleased to accept nominations for the Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund’s Student Travel Scholarships . One student will win $500 for travel expenses to the 2013 CSWE APM in Dallas, Texas and a complimentary APM registration. Applications are due from faculty nominators by Monday, July 1, 2013 at 11:59pm ET.
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    05/01/2013
    Apply for a Student Travel Scholarship!
    Are you a student interested in aging and attending APM? The CSWE Gero-Ed Center is pleased to accept nominations for the Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund’s Student Travel Scholarships . One student will win $500 for travel expenses to the 2013 CSWE APM in Dallas, Texas and a complimentary APM registration. Applications are due from faculty nominators by Monday, July 1, 2013 at 11:59pm ET.
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    04/29/2013
    The GoodGym Keeps Communities in Motion
    The GoodGym motivates individuals to get in shape and also give back to their community. Read more about how this innovative program in London is helping isolated older adults.
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    04/17/2013
    Social Isolation Harmful to Older Adults
    Researchers say it is not necessarily loneliness but social isolation which puts older adults’ health at risk. This CBS News article provides details about the effects of social isolation on older adults’ health.
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    04/16/2013
    Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off Panel Announced
    The Gero-Ed Track Kick-Off Panel, Trauma Across Generations: From Research to Practice (1.5 CEUs) , will be held on Friday, November 1 from 10:45am–12:15pm. The panel will highlight forensic social work with older adults, homelessness, older veterans, and historical trauma. Learn how research informs practice with these vulnerable populations.
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    04/10/2013
    Careers in Aging Week Happening Now!
    Careers in Aging Week (CIAW) is going on now through April 13. We hope that you are organizing events on your camps such as panel discussions, film screenings, poster sessions, or career fairs. A CIAW toolkit produced through the Geriatric Social Work Initiative can help you with these activities.
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    04/10/2013
    How to Live in Assisted Living
    One man recounts his experience living in an assisted living facility after having advocated for these facilities during his working years.
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    03/29/2013
    Student Loan Debt Impacts Older Adults
    An astonishing statistic about student loan debt: Millions of Americans aged 50 and older account for more than $149 billion in unresolved student loan debt, resulting from both their own student loans and co-signed loans for children and grandchildren.
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    03/27/2013
    Aging in Place with Adult Day Care
    Adult day care programs offer older adults the option of aging in place and also bring relief to family caregivers.
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    03/08/2013
    Gender Pricing and Long-Term Care Insurance
    In the coming months insurance companies will begin charging new female policyholders more for long-term care insurance, reflecting an overall higher usage among women. See this Washington Post article for more on the rationale behind gender pricing and long-term care insurance.
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    03/06/2013
    Save the Date: Careers in Aging Week
    Careers in Aging Week (CIAW) will take place from April 7–13, 2013. Consider organizing a panel discussion, film screening, poster session, or career fair—A CIAW toolkit produced through the Geriatric Social Work Initiative can help you plan activities.
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    02/19/2013
    National Health Service Corps Application Guide
    This guide , provided by the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, assists geriatric and gerontology providers—including licensed clinical social workers—in navigating the National Health Service Corps program with information regarding program eligibility and application instructions.
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    02/07/2013
    Sandwich Generation Supporting Adult Children and Aging Parents
    Not only are many middle-aged adults caring for aging parents, but they are also supporting their adult children in financially rough times. This Washington Post article discusses the dual support challenges facing this “sandwich generation”.
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    01/31/2013
    Documentary on Social Work Project in China Receives CSWE Audience Choice Award
    Press Release
    Montreal filmmakers Garry Beitel and Barry Lazar are the recipients of the CSWE Audience Choice Award for their film More Than Half the Sky: Building Human Capacity—Social Work With Rural Women in China , featured at the 2012 CSWE Film Festival . The film documents a 6-year project of ...
    Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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    01/18/2013
    Submit a Proposal to the 2013 APM Gero-Ed Track
    The Gero-Ed Track encourages abstract submission for CEU-eligible sessions to the CSWE 59th Annual Program Meeting , which will be held in Dallas, TX from Oct 31–Nov 3, by Monday, February 25 at 11:59 pm ET. Submit your proposal through the Online Proposal Submission website and select the “Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology) Track” option.
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    01/14/2013
    2013 AGESW Pre-Dissertation Initiative
    The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative will provide support for a cohort of ten doctoral students who have completed their first year of doctoral studies. The goal of this program is to support dissertation and career development in gerontological social work research and education. The application deadline is May 1.
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    01/09/2013
    Gero-Ed Center Funded Through 2015
    The Gero-Ed Center has been granted $1.2 million from the John A. Hartford Foundation for three additional years (Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2015) of transition funding to sustain our signature functions while also pursuing new partnerships and funding opportunities.
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    01/08/2013
    CSWE Gero-Ed Center Awarded Three-Year Hartford Foundation Grant
    Press Release
    The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to fund the CSWE Gero-Ed Center for the next 3 years. The grant will fund the Gero-Ed Center’s mission to sustain and advance visible, strategic, national social work ...
    Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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    01/04/2013
    Call for 2013 CSWE Awards Nominations
    Nominations for CSWE's professional recognition awards are due February 1: The Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award and the Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award will be presented at the 2013 Annual Program Meeting, Oct 31–Nov 3.
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