CSWE welcomes media inquiries and can assist in locating experts in the social work education field. For more information, contact Julie Montross, Vice President of Communications and Marketing.
12/8/2014
In partnership with the Veterans Health Administration, the Gero-Ed Center hosted successful Hartford Partnership Program for Aging....
11/25/2014
Alexandria, VA, November 25, 2014 – University of Pennsylvania law professor Regina Austin and PennLaw graduates Shikha Bhattacharjee....
11/25/2014
Edgar Barens, visiting media specialist in the Jane Addams College of Social Work’s Addams Center for....
11/20/2014
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced awards to 62 master's level social work programs (MSW) under the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professionals program. The grants will fund stipends for MSW students preparing to work with children and youth
11/4/2014
November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and CSWE’s blog, Moving Pictures, is featuring the Living with Alzheimer’s Project—four short films that portray the responses of families affected by Alzheimer’s disease in the hopes of supporting other families in the same situation.
10/31/2014
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) has released a toolkit for advocates of older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, entitled Quality Care through a Quality Workforce. The toolkit provides resources that can be implemented by stakeholders to promote concrete workforce policy and practice recommendations that ensure competence care of older adults for state officials, health plans, and provider networks.
10/2/2014
On October 16, 2014, the Gero-Ed Center co-hosted a webinar on the Certified Application Counselor (CAC) program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare (SSWLHC).
9/22/2014
Center staff continue to add to and update this website’s gero-focused case studies, class exercises, reading lists/bibliographies, assignments… and more! Just this year, 11 bibliographies, 9 case studies, 2 syllabi, and 1 in-class assignment have been added—and nearly 20 bibliographies have been updated with current readings. Visit the Teaching Resources section to review, download, and use some of the nearly 350 resources in your own courses!
9/12/2014
SAGE Publications and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) are proud to announce the two recipients of the SAGE/CSWE 2014 Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education Award. They are Leslie Hollingsworth (University of Michigan) and Christine McKenna Lok (Regis College). ...
8/15/2014
MFP Welcomes the 2014–2015 New Fellows Daryllyn Harris Smith College Darren Whitfield University of Denver Visit Meet the Fellows to learn about the entire 2014–2015 cohort.