MSW Initiatives

Area of Emphasis in Aging (AEA) Scholars

The Area of Emphasis in Aging will bring together MSW students, faculty and community members in a two-year program of course work, practicum, research, and community partnership.   Up to ten MSW students will be selected each year to be Area of Aging (AEA) Scholars.  Participation in the program includes:

• Courses, course assignments, and campus programs and events specific to educating about the aging population
• Clinical Research Paper topic will focus on aging with the support of practitioners who specialize in aging engaged as committee members practicum
• Clinical practicum in a setting which provides services to the aging population.  Scholars will receive a $1000 tuition stipend for their clinical field placement.
• Leadership opportunities within the program as co-chairs and with monitoring progress of the project

*Students apply for the AEA Scholars program AFTER acceptance to the MSW program.

The AEA Scholars program was piloted through a generous grant from the Council on Social Work Education Gero-Ed Center Specialized Gerontology Program, and is sustained through support from the School of Social Work.

                   Left to right: Area of Emphasis in Aging Scholars Kelly Alfini, Carol Ashwood and Anne McDonald.  Photo by Pauline Oo. 

Click here for the AEA Scholars information document.

If you are interested in the AEA Scholars program, please contact:

Diane Bauer, Clinical Faculty and Coordinator of Aging Services (SCB 214, 651-962-5817, debauer1@stthomas.edu) if you would like to discuss the project.

 For application information please contact:

Kelly Fox  at kafox@stkate.edu

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The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) Program

The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) is a national initiative that recruits and trains the next generation of social workers who specialize in aging. With fewer than 3% of social work students currently specializing in aging, the HPPAE seeks to address the need for 70,000 “aging savvy” professional social workers by 2020.

The HPPAE program provides an opportunity to explore geriatric social work, as part of the foundation year of the MSW curriculum.  Specially, the program offers:

• Foundation level field placement in summer block format.
• Field Rotational Model – placement in three different agencies that serve the aging population.
• Tuition stipend of $1,000.

*Students apply for the HPPAE program AFTER acceptance to the MSW program.

HPPAE was originally launched with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the MetLife Foundation and developed and administered by the Social Work Leadership Institute at The New York Academy of Medicine.

Click here for the HPPAE information document.

If you are interested in the HPPAE Program, please contact:

 Diane Bauer, Coordinator of Aging Services, at 651-962-5817 or debauer1@stthomas.edu.
   

 

 

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