Education and Training for Careers in Foundations

摘要: Careers in aging-and specific preparation for them-are relatively new, whether aging services, including geriatrics and gerontology, or work foundations with the purpose of making grants individuals, research, service organizations aging. The notion that physicians, nurses, social workers, other members teams serving older people needed specialized education aging, above beyond their professional education, was not widely held early twentieth century. Robert N. Butler, first director National Institute on Aging (founded 1974), founding International Longevity Center, convened a multidisciplinary team experts produced policy report 2000, A Crisis: Need far Generia Faculty Training Development. In preface Butler wrote . many competent compassionate physicians do understand caring an person requires special body knowledge formal training. Leaders organized medicine academic are concerned development as specialty will cause further fragmentation medical profession. (pp.4-5) Education Society, conference sponsored by Society Project Carnegie Corporation New York (1986), Harry R. Moody following: Doctors aware geriatric patients constitute increasing portion patient population. Yet students think elderly poor to treat. Dealing can be time-consuming, complaints reflect chronic rather acute conditions. Over 30 percent health care expenditures already go over 65. sense, importance is being recognized. Tet some attitudes slow change [emphasis added]. And from different vantage point, foreword Forum Geriatric Training, white papers published 1995 Initiatives Branch, unit Health Recourses Services Administration, these words: "The need adequately trained providers urgent. At present no profession meets minimum number geriatrically personnel meet unique needs elderly." 1978, when I finished my B.A. begin search graduate program provided certified degree work, only University Southern California offered one. also found State at Dominguez Hills master's behavioral science but professor who oversaw internship had practical experience providing services people. 1983, course City school ofrered Hunter College School Social Work, Renee Solomon professor. brought her years field teaching faculty member Columbia Work. That well subscribed attended, more than two decades since, has both practice courses its doctoral programs. Today, there fifty-five schools offering gerontology subject B.S.W, M.S.W, addition, gerontological/geriatric content included courses, programs offer placements (some stipends fellowships attached) agencies network (National Center Gerontological Work Education, 1996). have discussed length detail picture educational institutions because am worker career, medicine, nursing, allied professions quite similar. …