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Anwar Najor-Durack, Wayne State University Marcia Spira, Loyola Universit y

Anwar Najor-Durack, Wayne State University Marcia Spira, Loyola Universit y. HPPAE Annual Partner Meeting: Building a Successful University-Community Partnership Towards Sustaining HPPAE. Friday October 28, 2011 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

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Anwar Najor-Durack, Wayne State University Marcia Spira, Loyola Universit y

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  1. Anwar Najor-Durack, Wayne State University Marcia Spira, Loyola University HPPAE Annual Partner Meeting:Building a Successful University-Community Partnership Towards Sustaining HPPAE Friday October 28, 2011 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

  2. www.socialworkleadership.org Designing HPPAE field education program –Wayne State Univ & Agency involvement • Field Instructor involvement at outset of HPPAE • Hosting meetings on campus and at partner agencies • Field Instructors assisting with training of new students • Field Instructors sharing in ideas for sustaining program and stipends

  3. www.socialworkleadership.org Recruit and Retention of HPPAE Students • Agency Partners participated in panel presentation for “Careers in Aging Week” event to publicize HPPAE and social work careers in aging • Willingness to talk/meet with prospective students • Provide Field Instructors to facilitate the professional and personal development of social workers interested in working with older adults

  4. www.socialworkleadership.org Oversee implementation of the HPPAE • Review applications for HPPAE participants • Field Instructors volunteer a full day to visit campus and interview students for selection • Participate in two day training during the summer to assist in preparing HPPAE students for fall placement • Participate in semester meetings to support students through transition for following semester assignments

  5. www.socialworkleadership.org Evaluate the programs effectiveness and revise as needed • Field Instructors and students provide feedback at each end of term meeting • Field Instructors and students complete a written evaluation at end of each year • End of year meeting used to discuss possible program changes – (ex. Rotation models restructured)

  6. www.socialworkleadership.org Collaborations at the heart of HPPAE • Loyola and University of Chicago consortium • Faculty and field collaborations • Early meetings with field instructors to plan recruitment and content • Advisory meetings three x per year • Student feedback to faculty and field • Follow up surveys

  7. www.socialworkleadership.org Cultivate and garner resources to keep the program running • Partner with the WSUSSW Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research for exploration of external funding sources • FIs are working within their agencies to create stipends for future participants • AARP, VA and Foundation stipends • List serve used to share information on workshops, free services and other training for students and FIs

  8. www.socialworkleadership.org Benefits of our University-Community Partnership • Strengthening overall partnership – they know us better and we see each other at least four times each year! • Field Instructors and faculty contacts – • CE Instructor • EBP workshop for agency by faculty

  9. www.socialworkleadership.org Sustainability • Use of repeat field sites • Ongoing application for grants to fund stipends • Professional development programs for CEU’s • Opportunities to teach in the classroom and add to gero opportunities

  10. www.socialworkleadership.org Sustainability continued • Students participate in Careers in Aging • Integrative seminar • Gero specialization • Follow up survey

  11. www.socialworkleadership.org HPPAE Fellows HPPAE Fellows (n=10) • Seek other staff members and resources to expand knowledge of how agency fits into larger community service network • Develop and co-facilitate with other interns, a sensory stimulation group for cognitively impaired older adults at agency’s adult day services • Advocate on behalf of clients with agencies and other professionals • Prepare and present integrative seminar • Deepen understanding of connections and relationship between older adult program and medical center • Contact other organizations to facilitate formation of additional focus groups • Coordinate involvement with director of philanthropy and external consultants • Participate in mixed-professional group decision making process • Form working relationships with medical community including academic physicians and other specialties • Non-Hartford Students in Older Adult Placements (n=10) • Participate in interdisciplinary staffings

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