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Kristina Hash West Virginia University. Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education: Sustaining the Program. Saturday November 10, 2012. Context. West Virginia 2 nd oldest state Very rural. School of Social Work BSW & MSW FT & PT MSW 5 locations Rural focus.
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Kristina Hash West Virginia University Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education: Sustaining the Program Saturday November 10, 2012
www.socialworkleadership.org Context West Virginia • 2nd oldest state • Very rural School of Social Work • BSW & MSW • FT & PT MSW • 5 locations • Rural focus
www.socialworkleadership.org • Mountain State Partnership Program • Focuses on training geriatric specialists in small towns and rural areas • rural geriatric competencies • rural rotations • gero certificate program with rural gero course • (www.socialwork.wvu.edu/certificates/) • Summer Institute on Aging course/conference (www.wvsioa.org)
www.socialworkleadership.org Partnerships and Structures small, tightly connected state/service community interdisciplinary connections (both academic and community) WV Geriatric Education Center (http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/charleston/WVGEC/) David K Brown Award and trainings other gero projects/programs (started with HPPAE and led to BEL, CDI, SIOA, & Gero Certificate Programs)
www.socialworkleadership.org Partnerships and Structures Formal agreement with Chair of Dept: Tuition waivers for HPPAE students Funding of HPPAE breakfast at SIOA conference
www.socialworkleadership.org Our best advice “Make gero a priority…build it and they will come”
www.socialworkleadership.org “Jeanie Babies”
www.socialworkleadership.org Questions