All newly hired adult protective workers throughout the state of Massachusetts will receive online training in aging leading to a Certificate in Aging from the Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University School of Social Work. In partnership with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, IGSW will make available its 21-hour online […]
The School’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) implementation grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA). The approximately $150,000 grant will fund development of a series of geriatric social work videos in collaboration with the New England Research Institutes. NIA SBIR programs support small businesses […]
Professional staff of the School’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work were active participants in the Aging in America Conference in Washington, DC, March 26 to 30, 2008. Kathy Kuhn (’77), Director of Education and Training, presented with Ali Conway (’06), Project Manager for Education and Training, on "Community-University Partnerships to Create Workforce Change." Bronwyn Keefe, Assistant […]
Through a partnership, the Institute for Geriatric Social Work (JGSW) of Boston University School of Social Work will join with the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC), a state consortium, to provide training in mental health aspects of aging to social work professionals in three areas of California. The training is crucial, according to IGSW […]