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The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education. The Ohio State University College of Social Work Round One Grantee Lisa Durham, MSW,LISW Director of Field Education. Our Philosophy.
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The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education The Ohio State University College of Social Work Round One Grantee Lisa Durham, MSW,LISW Director of Field Education
Our Philosophy • You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait. • Ellen Metcalf
Sustainability Plan • Our focus is on FIT • Of the Student • Of the field instructor • Of the Agency • Full Assessment of our program
Opportunities • Strategic Planning • CSWE reaffirmation • Fully integrated program • Serve as a feeder into the Gerontology Specialization within the University
Gerontology Track • Increase competencies in aging • Increase recruitment of students in aging • Offer educational-career planning for each student • Further integration of aging competencies into coursework
Possible Design • Create a two year track where in the first year, students will be rotated through county, regional and State organizations • Year two would be based on a defined project that would be developed with field instructor and College during year one • The students would go 6 quarters consecutively
Moving Forward • Recruiting more social work students into the field of Aging • Looking at a rotational model that includes micro, mezzo, and macro practice • Increasing competencies for all social work students who are specializing in gerontology