Andrea Martinez CHHS Major at CSU-Monterey Bay Collaborative Health and Human Services Faculty
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Andrea MartinezCHHS Major at CSU-Monterey Bay
Collaborative Health and Human Services Faculty
What is the problem? Social work
education curriculum needs to be regulate
knowledge in social work needs to be improved
Alzheimer’s disease continues rise in U.S.
What cause the problem?Lack of
motivation in working with elders people
Not having adequate support from school of social workers staff members
Require awareness in social work profession
What are the effects?Shortage of
social workers with adequate geriatric knowledge
Inadequate social service
Elders may end up in abandons
Possible SolutionIncrease
awareness Add course of
Geriatrics Adjust social
work training program
MotivationInspiration
Call to ActionSupport
from school of social work program
Increase salaries
Financial aid support
Scholarship
References Boston College Graduate School of Social work. (2011). For Old Age, A New
Approach. Retrieved from http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/features/vibrantprograms/aging-institute.html
Immortal humans. (2010). Memory Loss as We Age Isn't Supposed to Happen. Retrieved from http://www.immortalhumans.com/losing-some-of-our-memory-as-we-age-isn%E2%80%99t-supposed-to-happen/
National Association of Social Workers.(2010). Social Work Conference 2010. Retrieved from http://www.naswfl.org/conference10.html
• The John A. Hartford Foundation.(2009). Celebrating a Decade of Leadership in Geriatric Social work. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jhartfound.org/blog/?p=1750
The healing professions. (2009).Values Underlying Social Work. Retrieved from http://www.medical-ed-bs.com/blog/
Thank youAny questions?