Statewide Faculty Development Program for Undergraduate Social Work Educators in Eldercare

摘要

The goal was to increase the number of social workers in Texas that have the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with older persons, particularly those older people residing in the community most at risk of losing their independence. The needs for this project were based upon: (1) the demographics and epidemiology of the U.S. and Texas' aging population, (2) the lack of sufficient numbers of social work faculty and field instructors trained in gerontology/geriatrics, and (3) the current status of baccalaureate social work (BSW) education with regard to eldercare concepts for social workers whose clients are older people at greatest risk of requiring community-based services to remain independent.